PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PENINSULAR PLATEAU
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Question
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Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
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Western Ghats and Southern Ghats
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Eastern Ghats and Southern Ghats
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mostly in Jharkhand, northern part of Chhatisgarh and Purulia district of West Bengal. The Son river flows in the north-west of the plateau and joins the Ganga. The average elevation of the plateau is 700 m above sea level. This plateau is composed mainly of Gondwana rocks.
Detailed explanation-2: -5 Hill Ranges of Indian Peninsular Plateau are 1. The Arvali Range, 2. The Vindhyan Range, 3. The Satpura Range, 4.
Detailed explanation-3: -The large Deccan Plateau of the Indian Subcontinent is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. To the north, it is bounded by the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges.
Detailed explanation-4: -Western Ghats Nilgiri hills in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Anaimalai Hills and Cardamom hills in Kerala.