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Top Tourism Destinations & Source Markets 📌
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: Tourism & Cultural Geography (UPSC).
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Key locations covered (57)
- Foreign Tourist Arrivals — India 2024 — Pan-India
- Primary Energy Mix India 2024 — Pan-India
- Taj Mahal — Agra (UNESCO 1983) — Uttar Pradesh
- Jaipur — Pink City (UNESCO 2019) — Rajasthan
- Jaisalmer — Golden City — Rajasthan
- Udaipur — City of Lakes — Rajasthan
- Pushkar — Brahma Temple + Camel Fair — Rajasthan
- Khajuraho — Temple Complex (UNESCO 1986) — Madhya Pradesh
- Sanchi Stupa (UNESCO 1989) — Madhya Pradesh
- Bhimbetka Rock Shelters (UNESCO 2003) — Madhya Pradesh
- Ajanta Caves (UNESCO 1983) — Maharashtra
- Ellora Caves (UNESCO 1983) — Maharashtra
- Elephanta Caves (UNESCO 1987) — Maharashtra
- Old Goa — Churches & Convents (UNESCO 1986) — Goa
- Goa Beaches — Coastal Tourism — Goa
- Kerala Backwaters — Alappuzha/Kumarakom — Kerala
- Munnar — Hill Station, Tea Country — Kerala
- Hampi (UNESCO 1986) — Vijayanagara Capital — Karnataka
- Mysore — Palace, Dasara — Karnataka
- Pattadakal (UNESCO 1987) — Karnataka
- Mahabalipuram/Mamallapuram (UNESCO 1984) — Tamil Nadu
- Madurai — Meenakshi Temple — Tamil Nadu
- Thanjavur — Brihadeeswara Temple (UNESCO 1987) — Tamil Nadu
- Konark Sun Temple (UNESCO 1984) — Odisha
- Puri — Jagannath Temple, Char Dham — Odisha
- Bodh Gaya — Mahabodhi Temple (UNESCO 2002) — Bihar
- Nalanda Mahavihara (UNESCO 2016) — Bihar
- Rajgir — Buddhist & Jain Pilgrimage — Bihar
- Kaziranga National Park (UNESCO 1985) — Assam
- Majuli — River Island, Sattras — Assam
- Khangchendzonga NP (UNESCO 2016, Mixed) — Sikkim
- Ladakh — Pangong + Monasteries — Ladakh (UT)
- Andaman & Nicobar — Cellular Jail, Havelock — Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)
- Statue of Unity (Sardar Patel, 2018) — Gujarat
- Rann of Kutch — Rann Utsav — Gujarat
- Somnath Temple — Jyotirlinga — Gujarat
- Dwarka — Char Dham, Krishna — Gujarat
- Amritsar — Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh — Punjab
- Varanasi (Kashi) — Ghats + Kashi Vishwanath — Uttar Pradesh
- Ayodhya — Ram Janmabhoomi — Uttar Pradesh
- Mathura-Vrindavan — Krishna Birthplace — Uttar Pradesh
- Fatehpur Sikri (UNESCO 1986) — Uttar Pradesh
- Lucknow — Imambara, Awadhi Heritage — Uttar Pradesh
- Shimla — Summer Capital, Toy Train (UNESCO 2008) — Himachal Pradesh
- Manali — Himalayan Resort — Himachal Pradesh
- Dharamshala / McLeodganj — Dalai Lama Seat — Himachal Pradesh
- Valley of Flowers NP (UNESCO 2005) — Uttarakhand
- Nanda Devi NP (UNESCO 1988) — Uttarakhand
- Haridwar — Kumbh, Har Ki Pauri — Uttarakhand
- Rishikesh — Yoga Capital, Adventure — Uttarakhand
- Darjeeling — Tea + Toy Train (UNESCO 1999) — West Bengal
- Sundarbans NP (UNESCO 1987) — West Bengal
- Kolkata — Victoria Memorial — West Bengal
- Bishnupur — Terracotta Temples — West Bengal
- Gangtok — Sikkim Capital — Sikkim
- Tawang — Monastery + Border — Arunachal Pradesh
- Cherrapunji & Mawsynram — Wettest — Meghalaya
Sample questions (12 of 135)
Total foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2024?
Approximately 9.65 million (provisional).
Top source country for foreign tourist arrivals 2024?
Bangladesh — about 21% (largest single source).
Which country contributed ~17% of FTAs (second)?
United States of America.
Which European country leads FTAs to India?
United Kingdom — about 9%.
Which Gulf countries are key source markets?
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait — Indian diaspora and pilgrim circuits.
Which scheme promotes 50 India destinations?
Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (relaunched 2022).
Which ministry administers tourism?
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
Top tourist-receiving state in India?
Tamil Nadu (domestic) and Maharashtra (foreign).
Forex earnings from tourism FY 2023-24?
About USD 28 billion (provisional).
Which UNESCO sites topped foreign visits in 2024?
Taj Mahal (Agra), Konark, Hampi, Ellora.
Share of coal & lignite in India's primary energy mix 2024?
About 48% — the largest share.
Share of crude oil in primary energy?
About 28%.
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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 Tourism & Cultural Geography (UPSC). 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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