UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — TELANGANA
Telangana — 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 — Telangana.
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Key locations covered (12)
- Kawal Tiger Reserve — Telangana
- Amrabad Tiger Reserve — Telangana
- Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park — Telangana
- Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali National Park — Telangana
- Mrugavani National Park — Telangana
- Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary — Telangana
- Eturunagaram Wildlife Sanctuary — Telangana
- Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary — Telangana
- Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary — Telangana
- Manjeera Crocodile Wildlife Sanctuary — Telangana
- Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary — Telangana
- Telangana — State Animal: Chital (Spotted Deer) — Telangana
Sample questions (12 of 20)
Kawal TR is in which district?
Adilabad district — northern Telangana
Kawal TR was declared in which year?
2012 (notified as TR; though no resident tigers currently)
Kawal TR forms a corridor with which other TR?
Tadoba-Andhari TR (Maharashtra) + Indravati TR (Chhattisgarh)
Amrabad TR was carved out of which earlier TR after Telangana's formation?
Nagarjunasagar Srisailam TR — Andhra Pradesh's portion remained NSTR, Telangana's portion became Amrabad TR
Amrabad TR is famous for which indigenous tribal community?
Chenchu tribe (PVTG) — traditional inhabitants of the Nallamala forests
Amrabad TR was declared in which year?
2014 — same year as Telangana's formation
KBR NP is in which city?
Hyderabad — one of few urban NPs in India
KBR NP is named after which CM of Andhra Pradesh?
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy — former AP CM
Mahaveer Harina NP is on the outskirts of which city?
Hyderabad
Mahaveer Harina is famous as a sanctuary for which deer species?
Blackbuck (Harina) + Spotted Deer
Mrugavani NP is near which Hyderabad locality?
Chilkur — close to Chilkur Balaji temple
Pakhal WLS is near which famous Kakatiya-era lake?
Pakhal Lake — built by the Kakatiya dynasty in 13th century
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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 — Telangana. 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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