The Ranchi Plateau is an example of:
- AA true peneplain
- BAn uplifted peneplain
- CA downwarped peneplain
- DAn incipient peneplain
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Correct answer: (b) An uplifted peneplain
Explanation
The Ranchi plateau (Jharkhand) is an uplifted peneplain. A peneplain is an almost level surface left after a very long period of erosion. The Ranchi surface was worn down in this way and later raised by earth movements, so its rivers now drop off its edges in waterfalls such as Hundru (Subarnarekha), Jonha and Dassam.