Question

Which plateau extends into the north-east and encompasses Meghalaya, Karbi, Anglong plateau and Cachar Hills?
a. Aravalli range
b. Purvanchal Hills
c. Siwaliks
d. Deccan plateau

Answer 1

Hint:
 This plateau is located in southern and western India. It has an elevation of 100m and its parent peak is Anaimudi, Kerala. It is extended to seven Indian states.

Complete solution:
 The Deccan plateau is extended over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana. The location of the plateau is traced between western ghats and eastern ghats. The highest point of the Western ghat is Anaimudi. It is extended over six Indian states namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. The highest point of Eastern ghat is the Jindhagada peak. The Eastern ghat is extended over Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. Some of the important dynasties that originated in the Deccan plateau include the Pallav dynasty, Satvahana dynasty, Chalukya dynasty, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Maratha empire, Kakatiya empire, Kadamba dynasty, and many more. The term “ Deccan” is derived from the Prakrit term “ Dakshin”. Deccan is defined as the Marathi speaking area by R.G Bhandarkar. It is defined as the Indian peninsular region that extends to the south of Vindhyas by K.M Panikkar.

Additional Information – Some of the important rivers that flow through the Deccan plateau includes the Godavari river, Indravati river, Tungabhadra river, Krishna river, Bhima river, and Kaveri river.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Some important and largest cities that are situated on the Deccan plateau are Hyderabad, Banglore, Pune, Nasik, Mysore, Gulbarga, Satara, Nasik, Nanded, Sangli, Vellore, Nalgonda, Warangal, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Suryapet, Latur, Aurangabad, Siddipet, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Bellary, and Mysore.