Geography
The Peninsular Plateau
Practice questions
What is the clearest geographical result of the eastward general slope of the Deccan Plateau?Why is the Narmada Valley considered an important physical line between the Deccan Plateau and Central Highlands?Which sequence best explains the formation of black soil in the Deccan Trap?Why is the westward flow of Narmada and Tapi considered different from normal Peninsular drainage?What is the relation between the discontinuous structure of Eastern Ghats and east flowing rivers?Why does the windward slope of the Western Ghats receive heavy rainfall?How does the higher western edge of the Deccan Plateau affect drainage?Which combined reason best explains the presence of waterfalls in the Peninsular Plateau?What is the basic physical reason for mineral abundance in the Chotanagpur Plateau?What does the north and north eastward slope of the Central Highlands influence?Which idea is important in linking Meghalaya and Karbi Anglong plateaus with the Peninsular Plateau?The highly eroded form of the Aravalli Range is the result of which long term process?What is the role of east flowing rivers in forming large deltas on the eastern coast?Why are estuaries found at the mouths of Narmada and Tapi instead of deltas?Step like landforms in the Deccan Trap are related to which geological process?Calling Godavari the Ganga of the South highlights which fact?What physical structure is shown by the meeting of Western and Eastern Ghats at Nilgiri?What is the correct geographical identification of Anai Mudi and Doda Betta?What explains the seasonal nature of Peninsular rivers?What causes rounded hills and broad shallow valleys in the Peninsular Plateau?