Mon. Sep 22nd, 2025

Plateaus

  1. Deccan Plateau India ke Peninsular region ka ek vishal elevated block hai. Iska naam Sanskrit origin se aaya hai jiska arth ‘Dakshin’ ya ‘Southern’ hota hai. Yeh plateau kis shape mein hai?

    Options:
    1. Triangle
    2. Rectangle
    3. Square
    4. Circle

    Option: A

  2. Western Ghats ki Anamudi peak (2,695 m) is range ki sabse oonchi choti hai aur yeh ek UNESCO World Heritage Site bhi hai. Yeh peak India ke kis state mein sthit hai?

    Options:
    1. Karnataka
    2. Kerala
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Maharashtra

    Option: B

  3. Deccan Traps ek Large Igneous Province hai jo lagbhag 500,000 square kilometers area cover karta hai. Is Traps mein maujood rocks ki chemical composition kya hai, jismein 95% se zyada lava shamil hai?

    Options:
    1. Andesite
    2. Tholeiitic basalts
    3. Rhyolite
    4. Granite

    Option: B

  4. Chota Nagpur Plateau (CNP) ko “mineral heartland of India” kaha jata hai, kyunki yahaan Iron Ore, Coal, aur Mica jaise khanijon ka bhandaar hai. CNP ka average elevation kitna hai?

    Options:
    1. 100-300 meters
    2. 500-700 meters
    3. 700-900 meters
    4. 900-1200 meters

    Option: C

  5. Indian Plate ki tectonic setting mein Bay of Bengal (BOB) ke neeche ki lithosphere Arabian Sea ki lithosphere se significantly older (approx. 140 Ma) hai. Arabian Sea ke neeche oceanic lithosphere ki age kitni maani jaati hai?

    Options:
    1. Approx. 140 Ma
    2. Approx. 90 Ma
    3. Approx. 60 Ma
    4. Approx. 20 Ma

    Option: C

  6. Western Ghats Escarpment (WGE) ki formation mein mantle upwelling ka yogdaan hai, jiske kaaran iska relief kaafi steep hai. Is escarpment ki total length Tapati Valley se Kanyakumari tak kitni hai?

    Options:
    1. 900 km
    2. 1200 km
    3. 1600 km
    4. 2000 km

    Option: C

  7. Malwa Plateau ka terrain volcanic lava flows se bana hai, jiske karan iski mitti kafi fertile hai. Yeh plateau Madhya Pradesh aur Rajasthan ke kin parts mein faila hua hai?

    Options:
    1. Northern
    2. South-Eastern
    3. Western
    4. Central

    Option: D

  8. Peninsular Plateau ke Central Highlands mein Vindhya aur Satpura jaise ranges shamil hain, jo is kshetr ki topography ko define karte hain. In do mountain ranges ko kaun si major river valley alag karti hai?

    Options:
    1. Mahanadi
    2. Tapi
    3. Godavari
    4. Narmada

    Option: D

  9. Deccan Plateau ki geography mein iska slope west se east ki taraf gently jhuka hua hai. Iska natija yeh hota hai ki plateau ki teen major perennial river systems Bay of Bengal ki taraf flow karti hain. Inmein se kaun si nadi Deccan Plateau ki major river system nahi hai?

    Options:
    1. Godavari
    2. Krishna
    3. Kaveri
    4. Yamuna

    Option: D

  10. Deccan Plateau ki boundaries define karne mein Western Ghats aur Eastern Ghats ka ahim role hai. Southern part mein, yeh dono Ghats ek point par milte hain. Us mountain range ka naam kya hai jahaan Western aur Eastern Ghats converge hote hain?

    Options:
    1. Palani Hills
    2. Cardamom Hills
    3. Anaimalai Hills
    4. Nilgiri Hills

    Option: D

  11. Marwar Plateau Eastern Rajasthan mein sthit hai aur iski height 250 se 500 meters ke beech hai. Yeh plateau kis river ki erosional activity se rolling plain mein badal gaya hai?

    Options:
    1. Chambal River
    2. Betwa River
    3. Luni River
    4. Banas River

    Option: D

  12. Deccan Traps ki lava flows ke neeche Precambrian era ke dauran bane hue rocks ki bed maujood hai. Ye underlying bed kis tarah ke rocks se bani hai?

    Options:
    1. Sandstone and Shale
    2. Limestone and Marble
    3. Granite and sedimentary rocks
    4. Basalt and Gabbro

    Option: C

  13. Meghalaya Plateau India ke North-Eastern part mein sthit hai aur iska highest peak Shillong hai, jiski height 1,961 meters hai. Yeh plateau kis geological feature dwara main peninsular block se alag hua tha?

    Options:
    1. Aravalli-Rajmahal Gap
    2. Narmada-Son Lineament
    3. Garo-Rajmahal Gap
    4. Maikala Range

    Option: C

  14. Western Ghats ka ecological importance bahut zyada hai, isliye ise UNESCO World Heritage Site ghoshit kiya gaya hai. Western Ghats kis monsoon wind ko block karke heavy rainfall ka karan banta hai?

    Options:
    1. Northeast Monsoon
    2. Southwest Monsoon
    3. Retreating Monsoon
    4. Winter Monsoon

    Option: B

  15. Baghelkhand Plateau Maikala Range ke east mein sthit hai aur iska central part ek water divide ka kaam karta hai. Ye plateau kin do major river systems ko alag karta hai?

    Options:
    1. Narmada aur Tapi
    2. Ganga aur Yamuna
    3. Son aur Mahanadi
    4. Krishna aur Godavari

    Option: C

  16. Eastern Ghats Western Ghats ki tulna mein zyada discontinuous aur fragmented hain. Iska mukhya kaaran kya hai?

    Options:
    1. Frequent earthquakes
    2. Heavy volcanic activity
    3. Erosion by major east-flowing rivers
    4. Tectonic upliftment

    Option: C

  17. Chota Nagpur Plateau par Damodar River ek rift valley (Damodar Rift Valley) se flow karti hai, jo Gondwana rocks se bhara hua hai. Ye valley kis mineral ke liye famous hai, jiske karan Damodar Valley prime mining center bana?

    Options:
    1. Mica
    2. Bauxite
    3. Coking coal
    4. Manganese

    Option: C

  18. Malwa Plateau par Chambal River ke drainage basin mein gully erosion ke karan badlands (unsuitable for agriculture) ban jaate hain. Chambal ki ravines is plateau ke kis disha mein ek vishisht feature hain?

    Options:
    1. South
    2. East
    3. West
    4. North

    Option: D

  19. Peninsular Plateau ka area lagbhag 1.6 million square kilometers hai, aur yeh Gondwana continent ke breakdown aur drift ke natije mein bana. Is plateau ka sabse oldest landmass kaun sa hai?

    Options:
    1. Central Highlands
    2. Peninsular Plateau
    3. Malwa Plateau
    4. Deccan Traps

    Option: B

  20. Bundelkhand Upland kaafi dissected aur rocky terrain hai, jiske karan farming ke liye unsuitable hai. Bundelkhand Upland ka mukhya geological composition kya hai?

    Options:
    1. Volcanic Basalt
    2. Sedimentary Limestone
    3. Bundelkhand gneiss (Granite and Gneiss)
    4. Quartzite and Schist

    Option: C