The southern part of the Vindhyan Scarpland is called:

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Correct — C, Bhander plateau. Madhya Pradesh's Vindhyan Scarpland is a chain of stepped plateaus formed on Vindhyan sedimentary rocks along the Kaimur Range, running roughly west to east: Panna Plateau, Bhander Plateau, and Rewa Plateau. Of these, the Bhander Plateau lies in the southernmost part of this scarpland belt, closest to and overlooking the Narmada valley.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Amarkantak lies further south, at the meeting point of the Vindhya and Satpura (Maikal) range systems — it belongs to the separate Satpura system, not the Vindhyan Scarpland.  (b) The Maikal Range/plateau is part of the Satpura hill system south of the Narmada — a distinct range from the Vindhyan Scarpland north of it.  (d) Bastar plateau lies far to the south-east, in the Deccan/Chhattisgarh region — geographically unrelated to the Vindhyan Scarpland of northern/central MP.

Concept: Madhya Pradesh's Vindhyan Scarpland is a belt of stepped plateaus on Vindhyan rock, running along the Kaimur Range: Panna Plateau, then Bhander Plateau, then Rewa Plateau further east. The Bhander Plateau, at the southern end of this belt, faces the Narmada valley, while the Kaimur Range itself separates the Son river basin (north) from the Narmada basin (south).

State PCS 2024 Q57 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2024 Q57 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer