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UPSC Prelims 1979 · Indian Geography · India’s Land and Borders
Gondwana hills are located in
- (a) Punjab
- (b) Jammu and Kashmir
- (c) Madhya Pradesh
- (d) Nagaland
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Answer: (c) Madhya Pradesh
The Gondwana region (named after the Gond people) lies in central India — Madhya Pradesh.
The idea
Gondwana can mean a historical central Indian region, a rock system or the ancient southern supercontinent. These meanings are related by naming but are not identical. A question about “Gondwana hills” uses the Indian regional sense, not the outline of the supercontinent.
Also know
The Gond people are associated with parts of central India. Satpura includes the Mahadeo and Maikal hill regions. Gondwana coal basins lie in several States, so the regional answer does not mean all Gondwana rocks or coalfields are confined to Madhya Pradesh.
🔒 Gondwana rocks hold about 98% of India’s coal (Damodar, Son, Mahanadi, Godavari valleys).
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