UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY
SE Asia — Countries & Geography 🌏
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).
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218QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (50)
- Angkor Wat — Cambodia · Siem Reap
- Borobudur — Indonesia · Central Java
- Prambanan — Indonesia · Java
- Mount Merapi — Indonesia · Java
- Mount Bromo — Indonesia · East Java
- Lake Toba — Indonesia · North Sumatra
- Komodo National Park — Indonesia · East Nusa Tenggara
- Luang Prabang — Laos
- Petronas Twin Towers — Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur
- George Town (Penang) — Malaysia · Penang
- Mount Kinabalu — Malaysia · Sabah
- Shwedagon Pagoda — Myanmar · Yangon
- Bagan — Myanmar
- Inle Lake — Myanmar · Shan State
- Banaue Rice Terraces — Philippines · Luzon
- Boracay Island — Philippines
- Palawan (Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River) — Philippines
- Marina Bay (Singapore) — Singapore
- Gardens by the Bay — Singapore
- Sentosa — Singapore
- Ayutthaya — Thailand
- Sukhothai — Thailand
- Chiang Mai — Thailand · North
- Phuket — Thailand · South
- Krabi (Railay/Phi Phi) — Thailand
- Halong Bay — Vietnam
- Hoi An Ancient Town — Vietnam
- Hue — Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City — Vietnam
- Strait of Malacca — Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore
- Sunda Strait — Indonesia
- Lombok Strait — Indonesia
- Mekong Delta — Vietnam
- South China Sea (Spratly + Paracel Islands) — SE Asia disputed
- Tonle Sap — Cambodia
- Jakarta — Indonesia · Java
- Bali — Indonesia
- Bangkok — Thailand
- Hanoi — Vietnam
- Naypyidaw — Myanmar
- Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia
- Manila — Philippines
- Phnom Penh — Cambodia
- Vientiane — Laos
- Bandar Seri Begawan — Brunei
- Dili — Timor-Leste
- Krakatoa — Indonesia · Sunda Strait
- Mount Pinatubo — Philippines
- Mayon Volcano — Philippines
- Wallace Line — Indonesia biogeographic
Sample questions (12 of 218)
In which country is Angkor Wat?
Cambodia, near the city of Siem Reap.
Who built Angkor Wat and when?
King Suryavarman II of the Khmer Empire in the early 12th century.
Which deity was Angkor Wat originally dedicated to?
Lord Vishnu, before later use as a Theravada Buddhist temple.
Why is Angkor Wat unusual in Khmer architecture?
It faces west — symbolising death/Vishnu rather than the usual eastern orientation.
Angkor Wat is on which national flag?
The flag of Cambodia — the only national flag to feature a building.
Year Angkor was inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage?
1992.
How long is the Angkor archaeological complex perimeter?
Spread over 400 km², it is one of the largest archaeological sites in the world.
Angkor Wat's central tower height?
About 65 m.
On which Indonesian island is Borobudur located?
Central Java.
Who built Borobudur and when?
The Shailendra dynasty in the 8th-9th century CE.
Borobudur is the world's largest what?
Buddhist monument / temple complex.
How many stupas does Borobudur contain?
504 Buddha statues set within 72 perforated stupas around a central great stupa.
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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). 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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