PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PENINSULAR PLATEAU
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the oldest landmass in India
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the youngest landmass in India
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the oldest landmass and in inverted triangle shape
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Peninsular plateau is considered the oldest land mass as it was formed due to the drifting of the Gondwana land. The plateau consists of broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Peninsular Plateau (Includes the Deccan Plateau and the Central Highlands): These regions are known to be one of the oldest landmasses of India.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Peninsular Plateau is the oldest landmass of the Indian subcontinent and it was also part of the Gondwana land. It’s a tableland and is composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is considered to be formed due to the drifting of the Gondwana land.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer:-The plateau of India is also known as the Peninsular plateau or the Deccan plateau.-It is roughly triangular in shape. Its base is parallel to the Ganga valley, the southern edge of the great plain of North India. The apex of the triangle is at Kanyakumari in the south.