UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — SIKKIM
Sikkim — 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 — Sikkim.
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Key locations covered (9)
- Khangchendzonga National Park (BR) — Sikkim
- Shingba Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary — Sikkim
- Barsey Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary — Sikkim
- Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary — Sikkim
- Kyongnosla Alpine Wildlife Sanctuary — Sikkim
- Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary — Sikkim
- Kitam Bird Wildlife Sanctuary — Sikkim
- Khecheopalri Lake (Ramsar) — Sikkim
- Sikkim — State Animal: Red Panda — Sikkim
Sample questions (12 of 18)
Khangchendzonga NP is India's first 'Mixed' UNESCO World Heritage Site. Year of inscription?
2016 — under mixed (natural + cultural) criteria
Khangchendzonga NP includes which world's third-highest peak?
Mount Khangchendzonga / Kanchenjunga (8,586 m) — sacred to the Sikkimese
Khangchendzonga NP is also a Biosphere Reserve. Year of designation?
2000 (UNESCO MAB Programme since 2018)
Khangchendzonga is famous for sightings of which big cat?
Snow Leopard + Clouded Leopard + Red Panda
Shingba Rhododendron WLS is in which Sikkim region?
North Sikkim — Yumthang Valley
Shingba Rhododendron WLS protects how many species of rhododendrons?
~40 species — known as the 'Valley of Flowers of Sikkim'
Barsey Rhododendron WLS is in West Sikkim, near which state's border?
Nepal + Darjeeling (West Bengal)
Fambong Lho WLS is near which Sikkim town?
Gangtok — Sikkim's capital
Kyongnosla Alpine WLS is in East Sikkim near which famous mountain pass?
Nathula Pass — Indo-China border crossing
Maenam WLS is in South Sikkim, near which town?
Ravangla
Kitam Bird WLS is Sikkim's only Bird Sanctuary. It is in which district?
South Sikkim
Khecheopalri Lake was designated Ramsar in which year?
2024 — Sikkim's first Ramsar Site
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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 — Sikkim. 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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