SAT (Stage-1) Mock Test - 86

Statement 1: It is incorrect. Ladakh/Tibetian Plateau is the highest with an elevation of 14,800 ft, spread in area of 25,50,000 square kilometres, thus becoming the highest and largest plateau in the world and is known as Roof of the World. Whereas, Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India spanning over 4,22,000 square kilometres and stands as tall as 330 ft. It is rich in minerals and precious stones.

Statement 2: It is correct. Chhota Nagpur Plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore, and coal.

The Central Highland is bounded in the west by the Aravalli Range, to the south by the Narmada River and the Deccan Plateau beyond, to the east by Eastern Highland and to the north by the Northern Plains of India.

The Narmada river divides the Peninsular Plateau region into two parts, the Malwa Plateau in north and the Deccan Plateau in south.

Malwa Plateau: It is situated to the north of the Narmada river. The plateau consists of Malwa Plateau, Chotanagpur Plateau, Meghalaya Plateau, Vidhya Range, Satpura Range, and Aravali Range. The highest peak here is Guru Shikhar (1722 m).

Deccan Plateau: It is bounded by the Satpura Range in the north, the Eastern Ghats in the east and the Western Ghats in the west. Rivers of Deccan Plateau (Kaveri, Godavari, Krishna) flow from west to east. Deccan Plateau consists of Andhra Plateau, Karnataka Plateau, and Maharashtra Plateau.

In the Ganga- Brahmaputra delta, sundari trees are found, which provide durable hard timber. Palm, coconut, keora, agar, etc., also grow in some parts of the delta. Royal Bengal Tiger is the famous animal in these forests. Turtles, crocodiles, gharials and snakes are also found in these forests.

India is divided into 6 natural regions:

1. Northern Mountains
2. Peninsular Plateau
3. Indo-Gangetic Plain
4. Thar Desert
5. Coastal Plains
6. Islands

The Kumaon Himalayas comprise the west-central section of the Himalayas in northern India. They extend some 320 km from the Sutlej River to the Kali River. The range consists partly of the Shivalik Range in the south and the Great Himalayas in the north.
Nepal Himalayas, east-central section and highest part of the Himalayan mountain ranges in south-central Asia extend some 500 miles (800 km) from the Kali River east to the Teesta River.
The 560-km long stretch of the Himalayas between the Indus and Sutlej rivers is known as the Punjab Himalayas. A large portion of this sector lies in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, as a result of which it is also called the Kashmir and Himachal Himalaya.
The Himalayan ranges from Teesta to Brahmaputra rivers covering a distance of 750 km are called the Assam Himalayas. This part of the Himalayas spreads over large parts of Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and has elevation much lesser than that of the Nepal Himalayas.

According to the geological history, the Aravalli Range is the oldest mountain range in India.

The Vindhyan Range is bounded by the Central Highlands on the south and the Aravallis on the northwest. It extends from Jobat (Gujarat) and Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) to Sasaram in Bihar..

Tank irrigation is mainly practised in Peninsular India because the undulating relief and hard rocks make it difficult to dig canals and wells. Besides, there are several streams which become torrential during rainy season and most of the rivers of this region are seasonal and dry up in summer season.

Hence, both statements are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

The Eastern Coastal Plains refer to a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. These plains are wider and levelled as compared to the Western Coastal Plains. These plains are also called Coromandel Coastal Plains.

The Indian Constitution has borrowed the idea of Preamble from the US Constitution. The Preamble recognises four ideals - Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

In a democracy, the final decision making power must rest with those elected by the people.
Democracy is a form of government where the rulers get elected by the people. The government formed acts for the welfare of the people and established equality in the country.
Every citizen plays an equal role in decision making. This means they should have the right to vote, right to be informed, and right to be educated. The demands of the people are fulfilled if these are within the principles of the constitution.

A society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences, is called a homogeneous society. Though it is nearly impossible to find a perfect homogeneous society, some great examples of homogeneous societies are Japanese society, Chinese society, and a number of African tribes.

A political party tries to convince people that its policies are better than others' policies. They try to win elections so that they can implement their policies. Thus, parties reflect fundamental political divisions in a society.
The need for representative democracy has given rise to political parties. In this system, governance is done through people's representative because it is impossible for each citizen to directly participate in governance. Hence, political parties is one of the features of democracy.