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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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Key locations covered (69)
- Taj Mahal — Uttar Pradesh
- Agra Fort — Uttar Pradesh
- Ajanta Caves — Maharashtra
- Ellora Caves — Maharashtra
- Sun Temple, Konark — Odisha
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram — Tamil Nadu
- Kaziranga National Park — Assam
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary — Assam
- Keoladeo National Park — Rajasthan
- Churches and Convents of Goa — Goa
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments — Madhya Pradesh
- Group of Monuments at Hampi — Karnataka
- Fatehpur Sikri — Uttar Pradesh
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal — Karnataka
- Elephanta Caves — Maharashtra
- Great Living Chola Temples — Tamil Nadu
- Sundarbans National Park — West Bengal
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks — Uttarakhand
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi — Madhya Pradesh
- Humayun's Tomb — Delhi
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments — Delhi
- Mountain Railways of India — Multiple (WB, TN, HP)
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya — Bihar
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka — Madhya Pradesh
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus — Maharashtra
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park — Gujarat
- Red Fort Complex — Delhi
- Jantar Mantar, Jaipur — Rajasthan
- Western Ghats — Multiple (MH/KA/KL/TN)
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan — Rajasthan
- Rani-ki-Vav (Queen's Stepwell) — Gujarat
- Great Himalayan National Park — Himachal Pradesh
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara — Bihar
- Khangchendzonga National Park — Sikkim
- Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex, Chandigarh) — Chandigarh
- Historic City of Ahmedabad — Gujarat
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai — Maharashtra
- Jaipur City — Rajasthan
- Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple — Telangana
- Dholavira: a Harappan City — Gujarat
- Santiniketan — West Bengal
- Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas — Karnataka
- Moidams – Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty — Assam
- Maratha Military Landscapes of India — Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu
- India UNESCO WHS — counts + tentative list — Pan-India
- Mahabalipuram — deep — Tamil Nadu
- Manas NP — deep — Assam
- Khajuraho — deep — Madhya Pradesh
- Hampi — deep — Karnataka
- Pattadakal — deep — Karnataka
- Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers — deep — Uttarakhand
- Sanchi Stupa — deep — Madhya Pradesh
- Qutb Minar Complex — deep — Delhi
- Mahabodhi Temple — deep — Bihar
- Bhimbetka — deep — Madhya Pradesh
- CST Mumbai — deep — Maharashtra
- Champaner-Pavagadh — deep — Gujarat
- Red Fort — deep — Delhi
- Nalanda Mahavihara — deep — Bihar
- Capitol Complex Chandigarh — deep — Chandigarh
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Sample questions (12 of 842)
In what year was the Taj Mahal inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
1983
Which Mughal emperor commissioned the Taj Mahal and for whom?
Shah Jahan, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal
What city is the Taj Mahal located in?
Agra, on the bank of the Yamuna river
What architectural style does the Taj Mahal exemplify?
Indo-Islamic (Mughal) architecture, considered its finest example
What is the Taj Mahal commonly called in English translation?
Crown of the Palace
Which UNESCO criterion does the Taj Mahal satisfy?
Criterion (i) — masterpiece of human creative genius
UNESCO inscription criteria for Taj?
Inscribed 1983; Cultural property under criterion (i) — "a masterpiece of human creative genius".
Conservation pollution concern?
Air pollution from Mathura refinery + leather tanneries causing yellowing — Supreme Court Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ, 1996) restricts polluting industries within 10,400 sq km.
Taj Mahal was inscribed in?
1983
UNESCO criteria for Taj?
Cultural (i) — masterpiece of human creative genius
Year of construction?
1632-1648 by Shah Jahan in memory of Mumtaz Mahal
Chief architect of the Taj?
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
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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). 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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