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Union Territories — Profiles (Atlas pp.30, 32, 33) 📌
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: Atlas: Delhi (p.30), D&NH+D&D + Puducherry (p.32), A&N + Lakshadweep (p.33).
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Key locations covered (28)
- Delhi — NCT
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
- Puducherry
- Lakshadweep
- Chandigarh — Shared Capital UT (Atlas Page 31) — Chandigarh (UT)
- Chandigarh — Administrative Note — Chandigarh (UT)
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli + Daman & Diu — Merged UT (Atlas Pages 31, 32) — DNH & DD (UT)
- Silvassa — DNH Headquarters — DNH & DD (UT)
- Puducherry — Main Territory (Atlas Page 32) — Puducherry (UT)
- Yanam — Puducherry Enclave (Atlas Page 32) — Puducherry (UT) — enclave in Andhra Pradesh
- Karaikal — Puducherry Enclave (Atlas Page 32) — Puducherry (UT) — enclave in Tamil Nadu
- Mahé — Puducherry Enclave (Atlas Page 32) — Puducherry (UT) — enclave in Kerala
- Kavaratti — Capital of Lakshadweep — Lakshadweep
- Agatti — Only Airport Island — Lakshadweep
- Minicoy — Southernmost Island — Lakshadweep
- Bangaram Atoll — Lakshadweep
- Pitti Bird Sanctuary — Lakshadweep
- Kalpeni Island — Lakshadweep
- Andrott — Largest Island by Area — Lakshadweep
- Kadmat Island — Lakshadweep
- Bitra — Smallest Inhabited Island — Lakshadweep
- Amini Island — Lakshadweep
- Kiltan & Chetlat — Lakshadweep
- Suheli Par (Atoll) — Lakshadweep
- Capitol Complex (Chandigarh) — UNESCO — Chandigarh
- Rock Garden of Chandigarh — Chandigarh
- Sukhna Lake — Chandigarh
- Zakir Hussain Rose Garden — Chandigarh
Sample questions (12 of 222)
Delhi's area per atlas is:
1,484 sq km
Delhi's population (Census 2011, atlas) is:
16.79 million
Delhi was granted NCT status on:
1 February 1992 (Constitution 69th Amendment, 1991 effective 1992)
How many districts does Delhi have?
11
Which district hosts Connaught Place and Lutyens' Delhi?
New Delhi district
Delhi was designed as imperial capital by:
Edwin Lutyens & Herbert Baker (1911-1931)
India Gate is located in which district of Delhi?
New Delhi
Delhi serves as capital city for India since:
1911 (transfer announced); officially capital from Dec 1911
Delhi became a Union Territory with Legislative Assembly under which constitutional amendment?
69th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1991 (effective 1 February 1992) — National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Delhi has how many districts as per the atlas inset (p.30)?
11 districts: New Delhi, Central, North, North-East, North-West, South, South-East, South-West, West, East, Shahdara.
How many UNESCO World Heritage sites are in Delhi?
Three — Qutb Complex, Humayun's Tomb, Red Fort.
Delhi's area is approximately?
About 1,484 sq km — largest UT by area among the 8 UTs.
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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 Atlas: Delhi (p.30), D&NH+D&D + Puducherry (p.32), A&N + Lakshadweep (p.33). 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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