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WorksheetsThe Southern Plateaus
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A raised mass of land, which is flat like a table top and has sloping sides is called a __________________.
Valley
Mountain
Plateau
Hill
The two parts into which the Southern Plateaus can be divided are:
Malwa Plateau and Deccan Plateau
Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau
Central Highlands and Chota Nagpur Plateau
Chota Nagpur Plateau and Deccan Plateau
The Southern Plateaus lie in the _________________ peninsula of India.
Southern
Eastern
Western
Northern
An almost unbroken and continuous row of mountains that run parallel to the west coast of India are the __________________.
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Malwa Plateau
None of these
Most of the rivers of the Deccan Plateau, like Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna etc. fall into which water body?
Arabian Sea
Bay Of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The rivers of the Deccan Plateau form deltas between the hills of _________________.
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Nilgiri Hills
Malwa Plateau
The only two rivers of the Southern Plateau that flow westwards and fall into the Arabian Sea are:
Betwa and Son
Narmada and Tapti
Tapti and Godavari
Narmada and Mahanadi
The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at the _______________.
Nilgiri Hills
Anamalai Hills
Shivalik Hills
None of the above
The highest peak in the Nilgiri Hills and second highest peak in the Deccan Plateau is the _________________.
Anaimudi Peak
Kanchenjunga
Doddabetta Peak
K2
Which kind of soil found in the Deccan Plateau is very good for cultivation of cotton?
Red Soil
Black Soil
Purple Soil
Green Soil
The Narmada river valley divides the southern plateau into two unequal parts - Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau.
True
False
The Eastern Ghats are smaller groups of hills and not a chain.
True
False
Rivers like Betwa, Chambal and Son, flow westwards and fall into the Arabian Sea.
True
False
The rivers of the Deccan Plateau originate in the Western Ghats due to the melting of snow.
True
False
Anaimudi is the highest peak in South India.
True
False
Nilgiri Hills are also known as the black mountains.
True
False
The rocky areas of the Deccan Plateau are a good source of _______________.
Timber
Minerals
Cotton
Tea
The two types of soil found in the Deccan Plateau are:
Green Soil and Red Soil
Black Soil and Green Soil
Black Soil and Red Soil
All of the above
The occupation of people in the Deccan Plateau is:
Farming
Mining
Working in industries
All of the above
What is the shape of the Deccan Plateau?
Square
Oval
Triangular
Rectangular
