Geography + Mapping KBsIAS Booklet Part I May 2020 to Feb 2021

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UPSC Prelims 2021 Geography + Mapping compilation covering “Places in News” with India-specific, international, and special-focus sections (NP/WLS, lakes/islands, rivers, and miscellaneous). Includes key geopolitical map updates and border/territory dispute notes such as Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh’s reorganization, Aksai Chin, Gilgit-Baltistan, India–China LAC incidents, and India–Nepal boundary disputes around Kalapani and Susta area.

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P4P Prelims 2021 Geography + Mapping Booklet Part I-May 2020-Feb 2021 GEO+MAP KBsIAS Hi Friends ✋✋✋ In This PDF We’re Providing You Following Comprehensive Content Exclusively For UPSCPrelims 2021. This PDF Will Help You To Reduce Your Extra Efforts In Searching Below Content, We Have Compiled It From Daily The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, AIR, Down To Earth, Ministries Websites & Various Monthly Magizenes etc. Get All Important Content Over Here Utilize This Content Properly, It Will Be Helpful. Keep Studying. All The Best !!! Regards, Team KBsIAS GEO+MAP KBsIAS INDEX May’20-February’21 1. PLACES IN NEWS-INDIA SPECIFIC………………………………………………05 2. PLACES IN NEWS-INTERNATIONAL……………………………………………..24 3. PLACES IN NEWS-NP, WLS etc.………………………………………………….49 4. PLACES IN NEWS-LAKES, ISLAND etc.…………………………………….......63 5. PLACES IN NEWS-RIVERS IN NEWS……………………………………............84 6. PLACES IN NEWS-MISC.………………………………………...........................88 GEO+MAP KBsIAS GEO+MAP KBsIAS 1. PLACES IN NEWS- INDIA SPECIFIC POLITICAL MAP OF INDIA-Click Here GEO+MAP KBsIAS NEW POLITICAL MAPS OF J&KAND LADAKH 􀂃 The new maps depicting the new UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, as created on 31 October 2019, along with the map of India, are prepared by Survey General of India. 􀂃 The newly created UT of Ladakh consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh while the rest of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir is in UT of J&K. The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is the part of UT of J&K, while Gilgit-Baltistan is in UT of Ladakh. 􀂃 These were created after on recommendation of Parliament, the President effectively dismantled Article 370 of Indian Constitution and gave assent to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. 􀂃 In the history of India, this is for the first time that a state was converted into two UTs. The total number of states in country has now risen to 28, while the total UTs have gone up to 9. 􀂃 The UT of J&K will now have a legislature such as Puducherry while Ladakh will stay a UT without legislature such as Chandigarh. GEO+MAP KBsIAS AKSAI CHIN 􀂃 Aksai Chin is a disputed border area between China and India since 1950s. 􀂃 China controls Aksai Chin area, while India claims that it is part of Indian Territory (Union territory of Ladakh) . 􀂃 Aksai Chin is mainly a part of Hotan County in Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China. 􀂃 Aksai Chin is a southwestward extension of the Plateau of Tibet. India claims Aksai Chinas a part of the Ladakh region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 􀂃 During the time of British rule in India, two borders between India and China were proposed-Johnson’s Line and McDonald Line. GILGIT BALTISTAN 􀂃 It is one of the disputed territories of India. 􀂃 It has functioned as a ‚provincial autonomous region‛ since 2009. 􀂃 It is located in the northern Pakistan. It borders China in the North, Afghanistan in the west, Tajikistan in the north-west and Kashmir in the south

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