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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 180 of 200

Q180
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
The ‘Pat’ or ‘Pat land’ is found in
  1. a.Karnataka Plateau
  2. b.Vale of Kashmir
  3. c.Meghalaya Plateau
  4. d.Chhotonagpur Plateau

Answer: (D) Chhotonagpur Plateau

Pats are high, flat-topped plateau surfaces of the western Chota Nagpur plateau in Jharkhand, such as Netarhat. The Karnataka plateau is part of the Deccan plateau, with the Malnad hills in the west. The Vale of Kashmir is known for its karewas, lake deposits used for saffron. The Meghalaya plateau, made up of the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills, receives very heavy rain at Mawsynram and Cherrapunji.

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