Question 1

Which physical part of India is the Peninsular Plateau considered?

Accepted Answer

Ancient landmass The Peninsular Plateau is one of the oldest landmasses of India. Exam tip: remember it as ancient and stable.

Question 2

The Peninsular Plateau is mainly made of which type of rocks?

Accepted Answer

Igneous and metamorphic rocks This plateau is made of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks. Exam tip: remember its rocks as hard and old.

Question 3

What is the general shape of the Peninsular Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Triangular The Peninsular Plateau narrows southward and appears triangular. Exam tip: understand its shape through the map.

Question 4

What are the two major divisions of the Peninsular Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau The Peninsular Plateau is divided into Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau. Exam tip: remember these two main divisions.

Question 5

The Central Highlands lie to the north of which river?

Accepted Answer

Narmada The Central Highlands lie north of the Narmada River. Exam tip: remember Narmada as a dividing line.

Question 6

The Deccan Plateau extends south of which river?

Accepted Answer

Narmada The direct answer is B, the Narmada River. In school geography, the Deccan Plateau is the southern part of the Peninsular Plateau, lying broadly south of the Narmada valley. Step by step: the Narmada runs through a major rift valley; the region north of it includes the Central Highlands, while the large plateau extending southward is identified as the Deccan Plateau; therefore, Narmada is the boundary reference in this question. Option B is correct. Option A, Ganga, is wrong because the Ganga flows across the Northern Plains and is far north of the Deccan reference. Option C, Brahmaputra, is wrong because it lies mainly in the northeastern region and does not mark the northern limit of the Deccan Plateau. Option D, Indus, is wrong because it belongs mainly to the northwestern drainage system. The wording gives a broad geographical division, not a claim that every point has a sharp natural boundary. Memory cue: Narmada is the key north-side reference; Deccan lies to its south.

Question 7

Which mountain range lies to the north of the Deccan Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Satpura The Satpura range is linked with the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau. Exam tip: connect Deccan's northern boundary with Satpura.

Question 8

The Aravalli Range lies on which side of the Central Highlands?

Accepted Answer

North western side Aravalli lies to the north west of the Central Highlands. Exam tip: also remember Aravalli as a very old range.

Question 9

Malwa Plateau is related to which physical division?

Accepted Answer

Central Highlands Malwa Plateau is a major part of the Central Highlands. Exam tip: link Malwa with the plateau region of central India.

Question 10

The general slope of the Central Highlands is towards which direction?

Accepted Answer

North and north east The Central Highlands generally slope towards the north and north east. Exam tip: connect slope with river flow.

Question 11

Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand are eastern extensions of which plateau region?

Accepted Answer

Central Highlands Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand are eastern extensions of the Central Highlands. Exam tip: link these names with Central Highlands.

Question 12

Chotanagpur Plateau is famous for what?

Accepted Answer

Mineral wealth Chotanagpur Plateau is famous for minerals. Exam tip: remember it as an important mineral region of India.

Question 13

What is the main form of the Deccan Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Triangular plateau The Deccan Plateau is triangular and a large plateau region of South India. Exam tip: identify Deccan on the map.

Question 14

Which mountain range lies along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Western Ghats The Western Ghats lie along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau. Exam tip: remember Western Ghats near the Arabian Sea.

Question 15

Which mountain range lies along the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Ghats The Eastern Ghats lie along the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau. Exam tip: remember them near the Bay of Bengal.

Question 16

Where do the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats meet?

Accepted Answer

In Nilgiri Hills The Western and Eastern Ghats meet at the Nilgiri Hills. Exam tip: remember Nilgiri as the meeting region of both Ghats.

Question 17

Which Ghats are considered higher and more continuous?

Accepted Answer

Western Ghats The Western Ghats are higher and more continuous than the Eastern Ghats. Exam tip: remember them as a clear mountain wall.

Question 18

What is the general nature of the Eastern Ghats?

Accepted Answer

Broken and discontinuous The Eastern Ghats are broken and discontinuous because many rivers cut through them. Exam tip: remember them as less continuous.

Question 19

In which direction do the Narmada and Tapi rivers flow?

Accepted Answer

Westward Narmada and Tapi flow westward into the Arabian Sea. Exam tip: remember them as west flowing rivers.

Question 20

Narmada River flows through what type of valley?

Accepted Answer

Rift valley Narmada flows through a rift valley. Exam tip: connect Narmada with rift valley and westward flow.

Question 21

The Deccan Trap region is famous for which type of soil?

Accepted Answer

Black soil Black soil is found in the Deccan Trap region. Exam tip: also link black soil with cotton cultivation.

Question 22

The formation of the Deccan Trap is mainly related to what?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic lava flow Direct answer: Option B, volcanic lava flow. The Deccan Trap is a vast region of step-like basalt layers in peninsular India. It formed mainly when very large quantities of fluid basaltic lava spread over the land through ancient fissure eruptions. Repeated flows cooled into layers, and later erosion helped expose the stair-like or trap-like appearance. Option A, river silt, forms alluvial plains and deposits, not the thick basalt sheets of the Deccan Trap. Option C, marine coral, forms carbonate reefs in shallow seas and does not explain this volcanic plateau. Option D, glacial ice, shapes landscapes by erosion and deposition in cold regions, but it did not create the Deccan basalt layers. The key chain is: fissure eruptions → extensive lava sheets → cooling into basalt layers → step-like plateau. Memory cue: Deccan Trap means ancient lava and basalt steps.

Question 23

Why do waterfalls form in the rivers of the Peninsular Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Because hard rocks and sudden height differences occur Hard rocky surfaces and slope differences create waterfalls. Exam tip: link plateau rivers with waterfalls.

Question 24

In which part of the Peninsular Plateau is black soil mainly found?

Accepted Answer

Deccan Plateau The Deccan Plateau has extensive basaltic lava rocks. Their weathering forms black soil, so it is widespread in Maharashtra and the Deccan region. Exam tip: link black soil with cotton cultivation; the Chota Nagpur Plateau is better known for minerals.

Question 25

Anai Mudi is a major peak of which region?

Accepted Answer

Western Ghats Anai Mudi is a high peak of the Western Ghats. Exam tip: remember it as a major height of South India.

The Peninsular Plateau

Practice questions

01 Which physical part of India is the Peninsular Plateau considered?

02 The Peninsular Plateau is mainly made of which type of rocks?

03 What is the general shape of the Peninsular Plateau?

04 What are the two major divisions of the Peninsular Plateau?

05 The Central Highlands lie to the north of which river?

06 The Deccan Plateau extends south of which river?

07 Which mountain range lies to the north of the Deccan Plateau?

08 The Aravalli Range lies on which side of the Central Highlands?

09 Malwa Plateau is related to which physical division?

10 The general slope of the Central Highlands is towards which direction?

11 Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand are eastern extensions of which plateau region?

12 Chotanagpur Plateau is famous for what?

13 What is the main form of the Deccan Plateau?

14 Which mountain range lies along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau?

15 Which mountain range lies along the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau?

16 Where do the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats meet?

17 Which Ghats are considered higher and more continuous?

18 What is the general nature of the Eastern Ghats?

19 In which direction do the Narmada and Tapi rivers flow?

20 Narmada River flows through what type of valley?

21 The Deccan Trap region is famous for which type of soil?

22 The formation of the Deccan Trap is mainly related to what?

23 Why do waterfalls form in the rivers of the Peninsular Plateau?

24 In which part of the Peninsular Plateau is black soil mainly found?

25 Anai Mudi is a major peak of which region?

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