Question

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Peninsular Plateau?

1. It is composed of old crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks.

2. It was formed due to the folding of the Himalayan ranges.

3. The Central Highlands are wider in the west and narrower in the east.

• A. 1 & 2
• B. 1 & 3
• C. 2 & 3
• D. All are correct

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1 & 3

• The Peninsular Plateau is made of old rocks and the central highlands are wider in the west and narrower in the east.

• The plateau was formed by the breaking of Gondwana land, not by the folding of Himalayas.

• The Peninsular plateau is a tableland composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.

• It was formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land

• It is a part of the oldest landmass.