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Here are 40 exam-oriented Q&A on Plateaus of India

December 15, 2025
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Q1. Which is the oldest landmass of India?

Answer: Peninsular Plateau

Q2. Which plateau covers the largest area in India?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q3. Which plateau lies south of the Narmada River?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q4. The Malwa Plateau is located in which state?

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q5. Which plateau is known as the “Storehouse of Minerals”?

Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau

Q6. Chota Nagpur Plateau mainly lies in which state?

Answer: Jharkhand

Q7. Which mineral is abundantly found in the Chota Nagpur Plateau?

Answer: Coal

Q8. Which plateau supports cotton cultivation due to black soil?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q9. Which plateau is formed by volcanic lava flows?

Answer: Deccan Trap (Lava Plateau)

Q10. The Bundelkhand Plateau lies between which two rivers?

Answer: Yamuna and Narmada

Q11. Which plateau extends into Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh?

Answer: Malwa Plateau

Q12. Which plateau is an extension of the Peninsular Plateau in the northeast?

Answer: Meghalaya Plateau

Q13. Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills are part of which plateau?

Answer: Meghalaya Plateau

Q14. Which plateau receives the highest rainfall in the world?

Answer: Meghalaya Plateau

Q15. Which plateau is rich in iron ore deposits?

Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau

Q16. Which plateau forms the base of India’s steel industry?

Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau

Q17. Which soil is mainly found in the Deccan Plateau?

Answer: Black soil (Regur)

Q18. Which plateau lies north of the Narmada River?

Answer: Central Highlands

Q19. Which plateau includes Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand regions?

Answer: Central Highlands

Q20. Which plateau region supports mining and heavy industries?

Answer: Peninsular Plateau

Q21. Which plateau is drained by rivers like Godavari and Krishna?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q22. Which plateau lies between the Western and Eastern Ghats?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q23. Which plateau is made mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks?

Answer: Peninsular Plateau

Q24. Which plateau region is associated with Bhilai Steel Plant?

Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau

Q25. Which plateau is also called Lava Plateau of India?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q26. Which plateau extends into Odisha, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh?

Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau

Q27. Which plateau region is poor in agriculture but rich in minerals?

Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau

Q28. Which plateau region forms the core of Peninsular India?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q29. Which plateau plays a major role in India’s industrial development?

Answer: Peninsular Plateau

Q30. Which river is known as Ganga of Malwa?

Answer: The Kshipra 

Q31. The Malwa Plateau slopes towards which river basin?

Answer: Chambal River Basin

Q32. Which plateau lies between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?

Answer: Malwa Plateau

Q33. Which plateau region contains the famous Patland type of relief?

Answer: Meghalaya Plateau

Q34. Which plateau acts as a climatic divide between North and South India?

Answer: Peninsular Plateau

Q35. Which plateau region controls monsoon rainfall distribution in South India?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q36. Which river originates from the Maikal Range of the Peninsular Plateau?

Answer: Narmada

Q37. Which plateau is the source region of the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri rivers?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q38. The Son River originates from which plateau region?

Answer: Amarkantak Plateau

Q39. Which river drains the northern slopes of the Chota Nagpur Plateau?

Answer: Damodar River

Q40. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal” and drains the Chota Nagpur Plateau?

Answer: Damodar River 

Q41. Which plateau separates the east-flowing and west-flowing rivers of Peninsular India?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q42. Which plateau forms the catchment area of the Godavari River basin?

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Q43. Which river drains the Malwa Plateau?

Answer: Chambal River

Q44. Which plateau region is most responsible for waterfalls like Jog Falls?

Answer: Deccan Plateau (Western Ghats edge)