The Western Ghats run parallel to which sea?

Correct answer: Arabian Sea

The Western Ghats extend along the western edge of Peninsular India, close to and broadly parallel with the Arabian Sea. Their position helps create the narrow western coastal plain and separates it from the Deccan Plateau. They also force moisture-laden southwest monsoon winds to rise, producing heavy rainfall on their western slopes. Hence option B, Arabian Sea, is correct. The Bay of Bengal lies to the east of the peninsula and is more closely associated with the Eastern Ghats and India’s eastern coastal plain. The Red Sea and Caspian Sea are outside this Indian geographical setting. Although the Western Ghats are not a perfectly straight line, their general alignment clearly follows the Arabian Sea coast.