Mountain range
Satpura Range
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Overview
The Satpura is a range of block mountains in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, lying between the Narmada and the Tapi. Its highest point is Dhupgarh, near Pachmarhi.
It forms the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau.
Geography and key facts
- Block mountains between the Narmada and Tapi
- Highest point: Dhupgarh (near Pachmarhi)
- Northern edge of the Deccan Plateau
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in a 2023 statements question and a 2004 sequence question.
Note for UPSC
Block mountains between the Narmada and Tapi; highest point Dhupgarh near Pachmarhi.
Questions test the order of ranges, the states they cover and the rivers and passes linked with them.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2023 · Q9Consider the following statements : How many of the statements given above are correct?…
- UPSC Prelims 2004 · Q61Consider the following statements: What is the correct sequence of the above from the north to the south?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Satpura Range.
Key facts
- Type
- Mountain range
- States / UTs
- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Extent on map
- 21.1°–23.0°N, 74.9°–80.0°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 2 questions · 2023, 2004
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In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Physiographic Divisions of India in Depth (map lesson)
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
- The Indian Monsoon: Mechanism, Seasons and Variability (map lesson)
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