In India, rigid and stable elevated lands, denuded rocks and series of scarps are the features of which of the following?

The Peninsular plateau is a stable tableland composed of old crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks, representing one of the oldest and most rigid landmasses on Earth [2]. It was formed by the breaking and drifting of Gondwana land [1]. A defining characteristic of this region is its highly denuded landscape, where ancient mountains like the Aravalis exist as highly eroded, broken hills [5]. The plateau's topography is marked by a complex system of geological structures, including broad shallow valleys and rounded hills [3]. Furthermore, it features a series of scarped plateaus and escarpments, such as those found in the Satpura range and the Chotanagpur Plateau, which consists of plateaus at varying levels of elevation [5]. These features—rigidity, stability, denuded rocks, and scarps—are quintessential to the Peninsular plateau's physiography [5].

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1. [1] CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Physical Features of India > The Peninsular Plateau > p. 12
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3. [5] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Structure and Physiography > The Central Highlands > p. 13
4. [3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > Major Geological Formations of the Peninsular India (about 3600 million years ago) > p. 49
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