INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PENINSULAR PLATEAU

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the Southern Plateau also known as?
A
Hilly plateau
B
The Huge Plateau
C
The Peninsular Plateau
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Answers. Southern Plateau also known as The Peninsular Plateau. The Peninsular Plateau of India is also named as the Plateau of Peninsular India. Its biggest part is known as the Deccan Plateau, comprising the most part of southern portion of the nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Peninsular Plateau (Deccan Plateau) | Plateaus in the Peninsular Region.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. The Deccan Plateau, Central Highlands, and Northeastern Plateaus are the three groups that make up the Peninsular Plateau. Ans. The Deccan plateau is India’s most stable and oldest plateau, having been initially a part of the historical landmass of Gondwanaland.

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