INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The two edges of the Peninsular Plateau are known as ____
A
Eastern Coastal Plains and Western Coastal Plains
B
Eastern Ghats and Mahendragiri
C
Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
D
Western Ghats and Anaimudi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ghats, two mountain ranges forming the eastern and western edges, respectively, of the Deccan plateau of peninsular India. The two ranges run roughly parallel to the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea coasts, respectively, from which they are separated by strips of fairly level coastal land.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the Western Ghats are continuous mountain ranges called Sahyadri; Eastern Ghats are discontinuous mountain ranges. This article will mention the difference between Western Ghats vs Eastern Ghats with key facts about both for UPSC.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.

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