India: location, structure and physiography
Geological structure of India
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Peninsular block, Himalaya and other extra-peninsular mountains, Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain
- Archaean gneisses and Dharwar system: gold, iron ore, manganese, mica (Koderma)
- Cuddapah and Vindhyan systems: limestone, sandstone, diamonds of Panna
- Gondwana system: coal beds (Damodar, Son, Mahanadi, Godavari valleys); correlation with southern continents
- Deccan Trap fissure basalts and black soil; Cretaceous-Eocene volcanism
- Tertiary Himalayan folding and Quaternary alluvium; tertiary coal and petroleum of Assam
- Peninsular block features: residual ranges, shallow valleys, submerged west coast, stable shield
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)
- ch. 2, Structure and Physiography, p. 1-10 (book pages 7-16)
- ch. 2, three geological divisions, p. 2 (book page 8)
- ch. 2, The Peninsular Block, p. 2 (book page 8)
- ch. 2, relict and residual mountains, p. 3 (book page 9)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 1, Geological Structure
India: People and Economy, Class XII, chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 5, Gondwana, p. 7 (book page 59)
Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Class XI, chapter 4: Distribution of Oceans and Continents (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 4, Gondwanaland, p. 1 (book page 27)
Contemporary India II, Class X, chapter 1: Resources and Development (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 1, lava, p. 7 (book page 7)
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Grade 7 Part 1, chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 1, lava, p. 22 (book page 22)