UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — RAJASTHAN
Rajasthan — Environment + Sites 🦌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: State Maps — Rajasthan.
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Key locations covered (18)
- Ranthambhore National Park — Rajasthan
- Keoladeo Ghana National Park — Rajasthan
- Sariska National Park — Rajasthan
- Desert National Park — Rajasthan
- Mukundara Hills National Park — Rajasthan
- Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve — Rajasthan
- Sariska Tiger Reserve — Rajasthan
- Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve — Rajasthan
- Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve — Rajasthan
- Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve — Rajasthan
- Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary — Rajasthan
- Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary — Rajasthan
- National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary (RJ) — Rajasthan
- Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary — Rajasthan
- Phulwari Ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary — Rajasthan
- Keoladeo Ghana NP (Ramsar) — Rajasthan
- Sambhar Lake (Ramsar) — Rajasthan
- Rajasthan — State Animal: Chinkara — Rajasthan
Sample questions (12 of 38)
Ranthambhore NP is in which district?
Sawai Madhopur district
Ranthambhore is famous for which historical fort within it?
Ranthambhore Fort — UNESCO World Heritage Site (Hill Forts of Rajasthan, 2013)
Ranthambhore TR was declared in which year?
1973-74 — one of India's first 9 Tiger Reserves
Ranthambhore lies at the junction of which two mountain ranges?
Aravalli + Vindhya — Rajasthan's only meeting point of these two ancient ranges
Keoladeo Ghana NP is in which Rajasthan district?
Bharatpur — also called Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Keoladeo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site declared in which year?
1985
Keoladeo was famous as the wintering ground of which Critically Endangered crane (now possibly locally extinct)?
Siberian Crane — last confirmed sightings in 2002
Keoladeo was India's first Ramsar Site (with Chilika), designated in which year?
1981
Sariska is famous for what conservation crisis + comeback?
Local tiger extinction by 2005; first-ever reintroduction project (2008) — recovery ongoing
Sariska is in which Rajasthan district?
Alwar district
Desert NP is India's largest NP. Approximate area?
~3,162 sq km
Desert NP is famous for which Critically Endangered bird?
Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) — Rajasthan's state bird
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter State Maps — Rajasthan. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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