UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CORE PHYSICAL INDIA — PLATEAUS
Plateaus of India — Geology, Extent, Drainage 📌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Core Physical India — Plateaus.
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Key locations covered (9)
- Malwa Plateau — MP · Rajasthan-Gujarat fringe (north of Vindhyas)
- Bundelkhand Plateau (Bundelkhand Upland) — MP-UP border · between Yamuna and Vindhyas
- Baghelkhand Plateau — Eastern MP · south of Bundelkhand, north of Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh Plain (Mahanadi Basin) — Central Chhattisgarh · between Maikal and Eastern Ghats
- Bastar Plateau (Dandakaranya) — South Chhattisgarh · extends to Odisha, Telangana, AP
- Deccan Plateau (Maharashtra Plateau) — Maharashtra · north Deccan, west of Bhima
- Telangana Plateau — Telangana · south of Godavari, west of Eastern Ghats
- Karnataka (Mysore) Plateau — Karnataka · between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
- Rayalaseema Plateau — Southern Andhra Pradesh · between Krishna basin and TN border
Sample questions (12 of 62)
Which states cover the Malwa Plateau?
Primarily Madhya Pradesh; extends into south-east Rajasthan and north-east Gujarat
Source rock of Malwa Plateau?
Deccan Trap basalt (Cretaceous-Eocene flood-basalt province)
Which range bounds Malwa on the south?
Vindhyan Range (acts as a south-facing escarpment)
Which range bounds Malwa on the west?
Aravalli Range
Two principal rivers draining Malwa northwards?
Chambal and Betwa — both flow north into the Yamuna
Average elevation of Malwa Plateau?
About 500 m above mean sea level
Black soil on Malwa is locally called?
Regur / black cotton soil (derived from Deccan basalt)
Largest city on the Malwa Plateau?
Indore (with Ujjain and Bhopal on its margins)
Why is Malwa important for opium cultivation?
Loamy black soil + cool winters; Mandsaur-Neemuch belt is India's licit opium zone
Which two states share the Bundelkhand Plateau?
Uttar Pradesh (north) and Madhya Pradesh (south)
What is the dominant lithology of Bundelkhand?
Archaean Bundelkhand Granite-Gneiss complex (one of India's oldest cratons, ~2.5–3.3 Ga)
River that bounds Bundelkhand on the north?
Yamuna
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Core Physical India — Plateaus. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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