Peninsular Plateau

Question 1

NE Plateau & Hills consist of -

Answer 1

Garo, Khasi, Jaintia (in Meghalaya) and Mikir, Karbi Anglong (in Assam)

Question 2

What seperates NE Plateau & Hills from the rest of the peninsular platuea?

Answer 2

Malda Fault

Question 3

Type of vegetation in NE Plateau & Hills

Answer 3

Moist deciduous

Question 4

Minerals found in NE Plateau & Hills

Answer 4

Coal and Uranium

Question 5

Highest point in NE Plateau & Hills

Answer 5

Nokrek, in Garo

Question 6

States under Eastern P&H

Answer 6

Odisha, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh

Question 7

Types of rock found in Eastern P&H

Answer 7

Dharwanian (oldest) + Gondwana (carboniferous) rocks

Question 8

In Jharkhand, River Damodar bifurcates Chotanagpur Plateau into 2 parts-

Answer 8

Hazaribagh Plateau (coal) and Ranchi Plateau (iron ore)

Question 9

Which state is the mineral heartland of India and why?

Answer 9

Odisha- largest reserves of iron ore, bauxite, manganese

Question 10

Imp hills of Odisha

Answer 10

Panchpatmala, Garjhat, Nayagarh, Malay giri Hills

Question 11

Imp plateaus of Odisha?

Answer 11

Keonjhar, Mayrabhanj. Sundargarh

Question 12

Which state is the gene pool centre of rice in india?

Answer 12

Chattisgarh

Question 13

Chattisgarh H&P is made up of

Answer 13

Chattisgarh Plateau and Dantewada

Question 14

Parts of Central P&H are-

Answer 14

Aravallis, Malwa, Bundelkand, Bagelkand and Vindhyas

Question 15

Aravallis are the ___, __ fold mountains

Answer 15

oldest fold, relict mountains (pre cambrian)

Question 16

Aravallis is rich in ______ deposits

Answer 16

limestone

Question 17

Highest point in the Aravallis is

Answer 17

Mt. Gurushikar

Question 18

The drainage basin of Chambal and its tributaries is the

Answer 18

Malwa Plateau (Chambal ravines)

Question 19

Which rivers take birth in Aravallis?

Answer 19

Banas and Luni

Question 20

Bundelkand is drained by rivers ____ & _____

Answer 20

Betwa and Ken

Question 21

Which part of India is known as gneiss country?

Answer 21

Bundelkandh (MP and UP)

Question 22

Bagelkand is the drainage basin of

Answer 22

Son

Question 23

Where are a lot of cement industries located?

Answer 23

Bagelkand (cuz rich in limestone deposits)

Question 24

What can be found in the Vindhyas?

Answer 24

Rich building material- sand stone, limestone, marble, siltstone

Question 25

What is Amarkantak?

Answer 25

Place where Vindhyas meet Satpura

Question 26

Name the 7 hills that come under South Central H&P

Answer 26

Rajpipla, Gowaligarh, Satpura, Mahadeo, Maikala, Bavagarh, and Amarkantak

Question 27

Highest point in South Central H&P

Answer 27

Dupgarh, in Mahadeo

Question 28

Plants grown in Deccan Plateau

Answer 28

Cotton, tobacco, groundnut