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UPSC Prelims · General Studies

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Map and location knowledge: India by region

Map: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan

Practise 4 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Passes: Zoji La, Banihal, Khardung La, Chang La, Rohtang, Bara Lacha, Shipki La, Mana, Niti, Lipulekh
  2. Glaciers and their rivers: Siachen (Nubra, north of the Nubra valley), Baltoro, Bara Shigri (Chenab), Gangotri (Bhagirathi), Milam (Goriganga), Pindari, Bandarpunch (Yamuna)
  3. Lakes and wetlands: Wular, Dal, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri, Renuka, Nainital, Bhimtal, Harike (Beas and Sutlej confluence), Sambhar, Keoladeo Ghana at Bharatpur
  4. Regions and towns: Ladakh, Kashmir valley, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Garhwal, Kumaon, Mewat, Shekhawati, Marwar, Mewar, Hadoti; Pushkar, Ajmer, Mount Abu, Badrinath, Kedarnath
  5. Protected areas: Hemis, Dachigam, Great Himalayan, Jim Corbett, Rajaji, Valley of Flowers, Nanda Devi, Ranthambore, Sariska, Keoladeo, Desert National Park
  6. Boundaries: Aksai Chin, Gilgit-Baltistan, LoC, Siachen relative to Leh and Aksai Chin, Wagah, Indira Gandhi Canal alignment
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