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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
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)

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

  • ch. 3, Drainage System, p. 1-10 (book pages 17-26)
  • ch. 3, The Indus System, p. 4-5 (book pages 20-21)
  • ch. 3, Wular, p. 5 (book page 21)

Geography of India · Majid Husain

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

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 1: India: Location (2026-27)

  • ch. 1, Shipkila, p. 5 (book page 5)
  • ch. 1, India and its Neighbours, p. 5 (book page 5)

Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Grade 7 Part 1, chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India (Reprint 2026-27)

  • ch. 1, The cold desert of India, p. 8-9 (book pages 8-9)
  • ch. 1, Pangong, p. 8-9 (book pages 8-9)

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, Nanda Devi, p. 7-9 (book pages 48-50)
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