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)