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The central Highlands and the Deccan plateau is a broad divisions of the _____________.

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Peninsular plateau.
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Northern plain.
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Coastal plain.
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Himalayan Mountain.
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Solution

The correct option is A Peninsular plateau.
  • The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up most of the southern part of the country.
  • It rises a hundred metres high in the north, and more than a kilometre high in the south, forming a raised triangle within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of the Indian subcontinent's coastline.
  • The Peninsular Plateau has two broad divisions: The Central Highlands and; The Deccan Plateau.

  • The Central Highlands refer to the portion of the Peninsular Plateau that lies to the north of the Narmada river and covers a majority of the Malwa Plateau.

  • The Deccan Plateau is a triangular landmass lying to the south of the Narmada.
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