GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the plateau joining the Vindhya Satpura range?
A
Marwar
B
Bundelkhand
C
Malwa
D
Maikal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Barwani hills-Mahadeo range-Maikal range. Satpura Range is a part of the Deccan plateau in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The eastern portion of the Vindhyas comprises multiple chains, as the range divides into branches east of Malwa. A southern chain of Vindhyas runs between the upper reaches of the Son and Narmada rivers to meet the Satpura Range in the Maikal Hills near Amarkantak.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Option 3, i.e Maikal Range. The small chain which links up the Vindhya and Satpura systems near the Amarkantak is called the Maikal (Mekala of Sanskrit literature). Maikala Range is a mountain range in Madhya Pradesh state, central India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maikala Range, mountain range in Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It runs in a north-south direction and forms the eastern base of the triangular Satpura Range. The Maikala Range consists of laterite-capped, flat-topped plateaus (pats) with elevations ranging from 2, 000 to 3, 000 feet (600 to 900 metres).

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