Plateau Types
Plateau Types is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2015, 2021, 2022). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालीलपैकी कोणते पठार कललेले पठार नाही ? Which of the following is not an example of tilted plateau?
Tibet Plateau is an example of an intermontane plateau, not a tilted plateau. Deccan, Arabia, and Brazil plateaus are classic examples of tilted plateaus formed due to tilting of crustal blocks.
जोड्या लावा : पठारांचे प्रकार - पठारांचे उदाहरण Match the following : Types of Plateau - Example of Plateau
(a)पर्वातांतर्गत पठार / Intermont Plateau
(b)पर्वतपदीय पठार / Piedmont Plateau
(c)ज्वालामुखीमुळे तयार झालेले पठार / Lava Plateau
(d)हिमगतीच्या कार्यामुळे तयार झालेले पठार / Glacier Erosion Plateau
(i)कोलोरॅडोचे पठार / Colorado Plateau
(ii)कोलंबियाचे पठार / Colombia Plateau
(iii)ग्रीनलँडचे पठार / Greenland Plateau
(iv)बलुचिस्तानचे पठार / Baluchisthan Plateau
Plateau types match their examples: Intermont Plateau corresponds to Tibet/similar, Piedmont Plateau to Appalachian/Patagonia, Lava Plateau to Deccan, Glacier Erosion Plateau to specific high latitude features.
जोड्या लावा : स्तंभ I (a) घुमटाकार पठार (b) ज्वालामुखी पठार (c) सोपानाकार पठार (d) गिरीपाद पठार स्तंभ II (i) दख्खन पठार (ii) विंध्य पठार (iii) छोटानागपूर पठार (iv) शिलॉंग पठार Match the following : Column I (a) Dome-shaped Plateau (b) Volcanic Plateau (c) Step-like Plateau (d) Piedmont Plateau Column II (i) Deccan Plateau (ii) Vindhya Plateau (iii) Chota Nagpur Plateau (iv) Shillong Plateau
(a)घुमटाकार पठार / Dome-shaped Plateau
(b)ज्वालामुखी पठार / Volcanic Plateau
(c)सोपानाकार पठार / Step-like Plateau
(d)गिरीपाद पठार / Piedmont Plateau
Chota Nagpur plateau is a dome-shaped plateau, Deccan plateau is volcanic, Vindhya plateau is step-like (tiered), and Shillong plateau is a piedmont plateau.