Indian Geography – Plateaus of India

Indian Geography – Plateaus of India

1) What is a plateau? – Plateau is generally a high area with plain top or a high plain. Its main distinguishing feature from mountain is that its top is generally plain instead of alleviated cone of a mountain

2) Which are three important plateaus of India?

A) Malwa Plateau (in Western India)
B) Deccan Plateau (which covers most of the Indian Peninsula) and
C) Chota Nagpur Plateau
3) What is the expanse and spread of Malwa Plateau? – It is spread across three states – Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

4) Which major river flows between the Malwa Plateau and the Deccan Plateau? – Narmada


5) Which major mountain ranges lies in the north of the Malwa Plateau? – The Aravali Range

6) Which plateau lies in the east of the Malwa plateau? – Chotta Nagpur Plateau (which is spread over Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal

7) Which plateau is India’s richest source of minerals and metals? – Chotta Nagpur Plateau

8) Which is India’s largest plateau? – The Deccan Plateau (which covers most of the Indian Peninsula and covers almost 19 lakh square km of area)

9) What is the distinct shape of the Deccan Plateau? – It is triangular in shape

10) India’s oldest igneous rocks are found in which area? – At the Deccan Traps in the Deccan Plateau