Concept:A plateau formed by cooling and solidification of lava from volcanic eruptions is called a volcanic plateau.
Explanation:The Deccan Plateau in India is one of the largest volcanic plateaus in the world.
It was formed due to massive eruptions of basaltic lava during the Cretaceous to Eocene period.
The successive layers of solidified lava built a thick, flat-topped rock structure known as the Deccan Traps.
It is not a dissected plateau because the entire plateau is a unified lava formation, even though later weathering has cut into it.
It is not a tectonic plateau because it was not formed by earth movements pushing up horizontal rock layers.
It is also not an intermontane plateau, as it lies between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats but is not enclosed between young fold mountains.
Thus, the Deccan Plateau is correctly described as a volcanic plateau.
Answer:B. volcanic plateau