UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — WEST BENGAL
West Bengal — 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 — West Bengal.
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Key locations covered (15)
- Sundarban National Park (NP-BR) — West Bengal
- Singalila National Park — West Bengal
- Neora Valley National Park — West Bengal
- Gorumara National Park — West Bengal
- Jaldapara National Park — West Bengal
- Buxa National Park (NP-TR) — West Bengal
- Sundarban Tiger Reserve — West Bengal
- Buxa Tiger Reserve — West Bengal
- Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary — West Bengal
- Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary — West Bengal
- Chintamani Kar Bird Wildlife Sanctuary — West Bengal
- Jorepokhri Salamander Wildlife Sanctuary — West Bengal
- East Kolkata Wetlands (Ramsar) — West Bengal
- Sunderban Wetlands (Ramsar) — West Bengal
- West Bengal — State Animal: Fishing Cat — West Bengal
Sample questions (12 of 29)
Sundarbans was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in which year?
1987
Sundarbans is the largest of what kind of forest in the world?
Largest contiguous mangrove forest on Earth (Indian + Bangladeshi portions combined)
Sundarbans is famous for which sub-species of tiger?
Royal Bengal Tiger — the only mangrove-dwelling tiger population in the world (notably swims long distances)
Sundarbans is named after which tree?
Sundari tree (Heritiera fomes) — the dominant mangrove species; literally 'beautiful forest'
Sundarbans is a Biosphere Reserve. Year of UNESCO MAB designation?
2001 (under MAB Programme)
Singalila NP is famous for sightings of which Endangered mammal?
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) — sub-Himalayan habitat
Singalila NP offers panoramic views of which world's three highest peaks?
Everest + Kanchenjunga + Lhotse
Neora Valley NP is in which Bengal district?
Kalimpong district
Neora Valley is known for which big cat sighting in recent years?
Royal Bengal Tiger — confirmed via camera trap at high altitude
Gorumara NP in West Bengal is famous for which species (translocated from Assam)?
Indian One-horned Rhinoceros
Gorumara NP is in which Bengal district?
Jalpaiguri district — Terai-Dooars region
Jaldapara NP is famous for which large mammal?
Indian One-horned Rhinoceros — second-largest population in India after Kaziranga
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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 — West Bengal. 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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