Which physical division of India includes sea coasts?

Correct answer: Coastal Plains

The direct answer is A: Coastal Plains. Coastal plains are strips or stretches of relatively low land located along the sea coast. India has western coastal plains beside the Arabian Sea and eastern coastal plains beside the Bay of Bengal. Step by step: the question asks which physical division touches or follows the sea; identify land beside the sea; that division is the Coastal Plains; select A. Option A is correct. Option B, the Himalayas, is the northern mountain system and does not form India’s general sea-coast division. Option C, the Northern Plains, lie mainly between the Himalayas and the Peninsular Plateau and are formed largely by river deposits; they are not the coastal belt. Option D, the Thar Desert, lies mainly in the north-west and is an arid region, not the physical division extending along both coasts. Remember the two names “Western Coastal Plains” and “Eastern Coastal Plains.” A common mistake is to choose Northern Plains because they are also broad and level; location beside the sea is the deciding clue.