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Map and location knowledge: India by region

Map: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand

Practise 5 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Regions: Bundelkhand (Khajuraho, Jhansi), Baghelkhand (Rewa), Malwa (Ujjain, Indore), Nimar, Rohilkhand, Awadh, Purvanchal of UP, Magadh (Bodhgaya), Mithila, Bhojpur, Chotanagpur, Bastar, Dandakaranya
  2. Hills: Vindhya, Kaimur, Satpura (Pachmarhi, Dhupgarh), Mahadeo, Maikal (Amarkantak), Rajmahal, Parasnath, Netarhat, Bastar hills
  3. Rivers and falls: Narmada (Dhuandhar at Bhedaghat, Omkareshwar, Maheshwar), Son, Chambal (Gandhi Sagar, ravines), Betwa, Ken, Subarnarekha (Hundru, Dassam), Chitrakote on the Indravati, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi
  4. Reservoirs and dams: Gandhi Sagar (Chambal, MP), Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar (Narmada, MP), Bansagar (Son), Rihand, Maithon and Panchet (Damodar valley, Jharkhand-West Bengal), Tilaiya, Kosi barrage
  5. Kanwar or Kabartal oxbow lake (Gandak, Begusarai), Upper Lake Bhopal, Sur Sarovar, Nalsarovar is in Gujarat not here
  6. Protected areas: Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura, Panna, Sanjay-Dubri, Indravati, Achanakmar, Valmiki, Palamau, Betla, Dudhwa, Pilibhit
Where to study

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)

  • ch. 2, Structure and Physiography, p. 1-10 (book pages 7-16)
  • ch. 2, The Central Highlands, p. 7 (book page 13)
  • ch. 2, Satpura, p. 6-7 (book pages 12-13)

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 3: Drainage System (2026-27)

  • ch. 3, Drainage System, p. 1-10 (book pages 17-26)
  • ch. 3, Narmada, p. 7-8 (book pages 23-24)
  • ch. 3, Chambal, p. 6 (book page 22)

Geography of India · Majid Husain

  • ch. 2, Physiography
  • ch. 3, Drainage Systems and Water Resources

Political Map of India, English edition 2026 (Survey of India)

  • sheet 1, states, capitals, towns and international boundary, p. 1

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 5: Natural Vegetation (2026-27)

  • ch. 5, Biosphere Reserves, p. 9-10 (book pages 50-51)
  • ch. 5, Pachmarhi, p. 7-9 (book pages 48-50)
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