Plateaus

Which is the largest plateau in India?
a) Malwa Plateau
b) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Meghalaya Plateau
✅ c) Deccan Plateau
Explanation: It covers most of peninsular India.

The Deccan Plateau is composed mainly of:
a) Granite
b) Basalt
c) Limestone
d) Gneiss
✅ b) Basalt
Explanation: Due to volcanic origin.

The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is rich in:
a) Petroleum
b) Fertile soil
c) Minerals
d) Timber
✅ c) Minerals

The Malwa Plateau lies in:
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Odisha
✅ c) Madhya Pradesh

Which river flows through the Deccan Plateau?
a) Ganga
b) Brahmaputra
c) Godavari
d) Beas
✅ c) Godavari

Which plateau is a storehouse of coal in India?
a) Malwa Plateau
b) Deccan Plateau
c) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
d) Bundelkhand Plateau
✅ c) Chhota Nagpur Plateau

The Karnataka Plateau is part of which larger plateau?
a) Bundelkhand
b) Deccan
c) Chhota Nagpur
d) Malwa
✅ b) Deccan

The Deccan Plateau is bounded by:
a) Himalayas
b) Western Ghats
c) Aravallis
d) Eastern Himalayas
✅ b) Western Ghats

The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is drained by which river?
a) Yamuna
b) Narmada
c) Subarnarekha
d) Krishna
✅ c) Subarnarekha

The lava plateau in India is:
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Bundelkhand
c) Deccan
d) Meghalaya
✅ c) Deccan Plateau

Which plateau is made of sedimentary rocks?
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Deccan
c) Malwa
d) Ladakh
✅ c) Malwa

Which plateau is most eroded?
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Malwa
c) Aravalli
d) Bundelkhand
✅ d) Bundelkhand

The Meghalaya Plateau is a part of:
a) Deccan Plateau
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Peninsular Plateau
d) Aravalli Range
✅ c) Peninsular Plateau

Shillong is located on which plateau?
a) Deccan
b) Meghalaya
c) Malwa
d) Ladakh
✅ b) Meghalaya

Ranchi is located on:
a) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
b) Malwa Plateau
c) Vindhya Range
d) Eastern Ghats
✅ a) Chhota Nagpur Plateau

The lava plateaus are fertile because of:
a) Clay soil
b) Laterite soil
c) Black soil
d) Alluvial soil
✅ c) Black soil

Which plateau lies between the Aravallis and Vindhyas?
a) Malwa
b) Bundelkhand
c) Deccan
d) Baghelkhand
✅ a) Malwa

Which plateau has high rainfall and is rich in biodiversity?
a) Bundelkhand
b) Meghalaya
c) Malwa
d) Ladakh
✅ b) Meghalaya

The Maharashtra Plateau is a part of:
a) Deccan Plateau
b) Chhota Nagpur
c) Malwa Plateau
d) Eastern Ghats
✅ a) Deccan Plateau

What is the average height of the Deccan Plateau?
a) 200–300 m
b) 300–500 m
c) 600–900 m
d) Above 1000 m
✅ c) 600–900 m

The Western Ghats rise from the:
a) Indo-Gangetic Plain
b) Malwa Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Eastern Ghats
✅ c) Deccan Plateau

Satpura Hills divide:
a) Northern and southern India
b) Chhota Nagpur and Deccan
c) Narmada and Godavari basins
d) Bundelkhand and Vindhya
✅ c) Narmada and Godavari basins

Which plateau is drained by the Damodar River?
a) Malwa
b) Chhota Nagpur
c) Deccan
d) Telangana
✅ b) Chhota Nagpur

The region between the Narmada and Tapti rivers is:
a) Malwa Plateau
b) Satpura Range
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Vindhya Plateau
✅ b) Satpura Range

The Bundelkhand Plateau is spread across:
a) Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
b) UP and Jharkhand
c) UP and MP
d) Bihar and Odisha
✅ c) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Which plateau lies east of the Deccan?
a) Karnataka
b) Telangana
c) Chhota Nagpur
d) Vindhya
✅ b) Telangana

The Rajmahal Hills are a part of:
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Deccan
c) Malwa
d) Aravalli
✅ a) Chhota Nagpur

Which is a mineral-poor plateau?
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Malwa
c) Bundelkhand
d) Meghalaya
✅ b) Malwa

Which plateau is called the "Mineral Heartland of India"?
a) Deccan
b) Chhota Nagpur
c) Bundelkhand
d) Aravalli
✅ b) Chhota Nagpur

Which plateau is known for drought-prone areas?
a) Malwa
b) Telangana
c) Aravalli
d) Bundelkhand
✅ d) Bundelkhand

Which plateau is famous for black soil?
a) Malwa
b) Chhota Nagpur
c) Deccan
d) Vindhya
✅ c) Deccan

The Mahadeo Hills are part of which plateau system?
a) Malwa
b) Satpura
c) Bundelkhand
d) Vindhya
✅ b) Satpura

Which rivers originate from the Peninsular Plateau?
a) Yamuna and Ganga
b) Godavari and Krishna
c) Ravi and Beas
d) Indus and Sutlej
✅ b) Godavari and Krishna

The Peninsular Plateau is an example of:
a) Fold mountains
b) Block mountains
c) Residual mountains
d) Tectonic plateau
✅ d) Tectonic plateau

Which plateau region has deposits of uranium?
a) Bundelkhand
b) Chhota Nagpur
c) Telangana
d) Rajmahal
✅ b) Chhota Nagpur

Which of these plateaus is not part of Central India?
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Malwa
c) Ladakh
d) Vindhya
✅ c) Ladakh

Which river separates the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
a) Narmada
b) Tapi
c) Chambal
d) Godavari
✅ a) Narmada

The lava plateaus are formed by:
a) River deposition
b) Earthquake
c) Volcanic eruptions
d) Glaciers
✅ c) Volcanic eruptions

Which of the following rivers does NOT originate in the Peninsular Plateau?
a) Krishna
b) Mahanadi
c) Ganga
d) Godavari
✅ c) Ganga

The peninsular plateau is composed mainly of:
a) Sedimentary rocks
b) Igneous and metamorphic rocks
c) Alluvial deposits
d) Loamy soil
✅ b) Igneous and metamorphic rocks

Which plateau supports both agriculture and mining?
a) Telangana
b) Meghalaya
c) Chhota Nagpur
d) Ladakh
✅ c) Chhota Nagpur

The Baghelkhand Plateau lies in:
a) Bihar and UP
b) Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha and Jharkhand
d) UP and Chhattisgarh
✅ b) Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Which river flows through the Telangana Plateau?
a) Mahanadi
b) Krishna
c) Yamuna
d) Chambal
✅ b) Krishna

Which plateau lies south of the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
a) Vindhya
b) Malwa
c) Deccan
d) Chhota Nagpur
✅ d) Chhota Nagpur

Which river basin forms a rift valley in the Deccan?
a) Mahanadi
b) Narmada
c) Yamuna
d) Krishna
✅ b) Narmada

Which plateau contributes most to thermal power generation in India?
a) Malwa
b) Chhota Nagpur
c) Deccan
d) Vindhya
✅ b) Chhota Nagpur

Which is not a feature of the Deccan Plateau?
a) High rainfall
b) Fertile black soil
c) Gently sloping towards the east
d) Presence of basalt rock
✅ a) High rainfall

Which plateau is the source of rivers flowing in both Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea?
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Vindhya
c) Malwa
d) Deccan
✅ d) Deccan

Which plateau is affected most by soil erosion?
a) Bundelkhand
b) Deccan
c) Malwa
d) Ladakh
✅ a) Bundelkhand

Which plateau lies near the Indo-Bangladesh border?
a) Chhota Nagpur
b) Ladakh
c) Meghalaya
d) Malwa
✅ c) Meghalaya