INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PENINSULAR PLATEAU

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the other name of South Indian Plateau?
A
It does not have another name
B
Aravali Plateau
C
African Plateau
D
Deccan plateau
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Deccan Plateau, also known as the Peninsular Plateau or the Great Peninsular Plateau, is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country, ranging in elevation from 100 metres in the north to 1000 metres in the south.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deccan, the entire southern peninsula of India south of the Narmada River, marked centrally by a high triangular tableland. The name derives from the Sanskrit daksina (“south”). The plateau is bounded on the east and west by the Ghats, escarpments that meet at the plateau’s southern tip.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answers. Southern Plateau also known as The Peninsular Plateau. The Peninsular Plateau of India is also named as the Plateau of Peninsular India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu is often regarded as the Southern gateway of the Deccan plateau.

Detailed explanation-5: -Expert-Verified Answer. Three plateaus are Chhotta Nagpur Plateau, Deccan Plateau and Malwa.

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