Question

The central Highlands and the Deccan plateau is a broad divisions of the _____________.

• A. Peninsular plateau.
• B. Northern plain.
• C. Coastal plain.
• D. Himalayan Mountain.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

• The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up most of the southern part of the country.
  
• It rises a hundred metres high in the north, and more than a kilometre high in the south, forming a raised triangle within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of the Indian subcontinent's coastline.
  
• The Peninsular Plateau has two broad divisions: The Central Highlands and; The Deccan Plateau.
  
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• The Central Highlands refer to the portion of the Peninsular Plateau that lies to the north of the Narmada river and covers a majority of the Malwa Plateau.
  
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• The Deccan Plateau is a triangular landmass lying to the south of the Narmada.
  

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