Consider the following statements regarding the Central Highlands: 1. They are wider in the west but narrower in the east. 2. The eastward extensions are known as the Malwa Plateau. 3. The Chotanagpur plateau marks the further eastward extension. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Option The correct option is (c). Explanation The Peninsular Plateau is broadly divided into two major units by the Narmada River: the Central Highlands to the north and the Deccan Plateau to the south. The Central Highlands cover a major portion of the Malwa Plateau and are bounded by the Aravali range on the northwest and the Vindhyan range on the south. Statement-wise Analysis - Statement 1 is Correct: The Central Highlands are geographically wider in the western section and become progressively narrower towards the east. - Statement 2 is Incorrect: The Malwa Plateau constitutes the core western part of the Central Highlands. The eastward extensions of this plateau are locally known as the Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand, not the Malwa Plateau. - Statement 3 is Correct: The Chotanagpur Plateau marks the further eastward extension of the Central Highlands. It covers parts of Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha and is drained by the Damodar River. Key Takeaway: The Central Highlands consist of the Malwa Plateau in the west, extending eastwards as Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand, and culminating in the Chotanagpur Plateau in the east.

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Consider the following statements regarding the Central Highlands:

They are wider in the west but narrower in the east.
The eastward extensions are known as the Malwa Plateau.
The Chotanagpur plateau marks the further eastward extension.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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From NCERT Contemporary India - I · Page 12

Options

A1 and 2 only
B2 only
C1 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3

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Solution

Correct Option

The correct option is (c).

Explanation

The Peninsular Plateau is broadly divided into two major units by the Narmada River: the Central Highlands to the north and the Deccan Plateau to the south. The Central Highlands cover a major portion of the Malwa Plateau and are bounded by the Aravali range on the northwest and the Vindhyan range on the south.

Statement-wise Analysis

Statement 1 is Correct: The Central Highlands are geographically wider in the western section and become progressively narrower towards the east.
Statement 2 is Incorrect: The Malwa Plateau constitutes the core western part of the Central Highlands. The eastward extensions of this plateau are locally known as the Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand, not the Malwa Plateau.
Statement 3 is Correct: The Chotanagpur Plateau marks the further eastward extension of the Central Highlands. It covers parts of Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha and is drained by the Damodar River.

Key Takeaway: The Central Highlands consist of the Malwa Plateau in the west, extending eastwards as Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand, and culminating in the Chotanagpur Plateau in the east.

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