UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — TAMIL NADU
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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 — Tamil Nadu.
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Key locations covered (61)
- Anaimalai (Indira Gandhi) National Park — Tamil Nadu
- Mudumalai (NP-TR) National Park — Tamil Nadu
- Mukurthi National Park — Tamil Nadu
- Guindy National Park — Tamil Nadu
- Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park — Tamil Nadu
- Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve — Tamil Nadu
- Anaimalai Tiger Reserve — Tamil Nadu
- Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve — Tamil Nadu
- Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve — Tamil Nadu
- Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary — Tamil Nadu
- Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary — Tamil Nadu
- Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary — Tamil Nadu
- Pallikaranai Marsh (Ramsar) — Tamil Nadu
- Pichavaram Mangroves (Ramsar) — Tamil Nadu
- Gulf of Mannar Marine BR (Ramsar) — Tamil Nadu
- Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar) — Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu — State Animal: Nilgiri Tahr — Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu — Political & Administrative Profile — Tamil Nadu
- Madurai — Meenakshi Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Mahabalipuram & Thanjavur — TN UNESCO Cluster — Tamil Nadu
- Chennai — Marina Beach — Tamil Nadu
- Chennai — Kapaleeshwarar Temple (Mylapore) — Tamil Nadu
- Chennai — Fort St George & St Mary's — Tamil Nadu
- Chennai — Santhome Basilica — Tamil Nadu
- Mahabalipuram — Shore Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Mahabalipuram — Pancha Rathas — Tamil Nadu
- Mahabalipuram — Arjuna's Penance Relief — Tamil Nadu
- Kanchipuram — Kailasanathar Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Kanchipuram — Ekambareshwarar Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Kanchipuram — Kamakshi Amman Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Madurai — Thirumalai Nayak Palace — Tamil Nadu
- Trichy — Rockfort (Ucchi Pillaiyar) — Tamil Nadu
- Srirangam — Ranganathaswamy Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Thiruvanaikoil — Jambukeshwarar Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Thanjavur — Brihadeeshwara Temple (UNESCO) — Tamil Nadu
- Gangaikondacholapuram (UNESCO) — Tamil Nadu
- Darasuram — Airavateshwara Temple (UNESCO) — Tamil Nadu
- Chidambaram — Nataraja Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Kumbakonam — Mahamaham — Tamil Nadu
- Rameswaram — Ramanathaswamy Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Dhanushkodi — Tamil Nadu
- Pamban Bridge (Old + New) — Tamil Nadu
- Kanyakumari — Vivekananda Rock & Statue — Tamil Nadu
- Ooty — Nilgiri Hill Railway (UNESCO) — Tamil Nadu
- Kodaikanal Hill Station — Tamil Nadu
- Yercaud Hill Station — Tamil Nadu
- Doddabetta Peak — Tamil Nadu
- Palani — Murugan Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Coimbatore — Adiyogi Shiva (Isha) — Tamil Nadu
- Velankanni — Our Lady of Health — Tamil Nadu
- Pongal — Harvest Festival — Tamil Nadu
- Karthigai Deepam — Tamil Nadu
- Courtallam (Kutralam) Falls — Tamil Nadu
- Tiruvannamalai - Arunachaleshwar (Agni Linga) — Tamil Nadu
- Pichavaram Mangrove Islets — Tamil Nadu
- Adam's Bridge (Rama Setu) - Pamban — Tamil Nadu
- Coimbatore - Marudamalai Murugan — Tamil Nadu
- Tirupparankundram - Murugan Padai Veedu — Tamil Nadu
- Swamimalai (Padai Veedu) — Tamil Nadu
- Tiruchendur Murugan Temple — Tamil Nadu
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Sample questions (12 of 257)
Anaimalai NP is also known as which national-leader-named park?
Indira Gandhi National Park (Top Slip)
Anaimalai NP is part of which Tiger Reserve?
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (Project Tiger 2007)
Anaimalai NP is contiguous with which Kerala protected area?
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Anaimalai means what?
'Elephant Mountains' — refers to the abundant Asian elephant population
Anaimalai TR is in which Tamil Nadu district?
Coimbatore district (Pollachi-Valparai area)
Anaimalai (Indira Gandhi) TR was created in which year?
Notified TR 2007 (WLS since 1976)
Anaimalai TR is part of which Biosphere Reserve?
The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
Tamil Nadu: Capital and longest coastline among southern states?
Chennai. ~1076 km coastline (#2 after Gujarat-AP).
Mudumalai NP forms the southern part of which Biosphere Reserve?
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Mudumalai NP shares boundaries with which three states' protected areas?
Karnataka (Bandipur) + Kerala (Wayanad) + Tamil Nadu's own forests
Mudumalai TR was declared in which year?
2007 — Project Tiger
Mudumalai TR was declared in which year?
2007
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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 — Tamil Nadu. 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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