What is common between Malabar Coast and Konkan Coast?

Correct answer: Both are parts of the Western Coastal Plain

Direct answer: Option A is correct. The Konkan and Malabar coasts are both subdivisions of India’s Western Coastal Plain. To reason it out, locate India’s west coast beside the Arabian Sea. The northern part is commonly called the Konkan Coast, the central section is the Karnataka or Kanara Coast, and the southern section is the Malabar Coast. Thus both named coasts belong to the same broad western coastal landform, although they are not exactly the same local section. Option A is correct because it states this shared physical-region identity. Option B is wrong: the Eastern Himalaya is a mountain region far from these coasts. Option C is wrong: the Thar Desert lies mainly in northwestern India and is not a coast. Option D is wrong: the Ganga Delta is on the eastern side near the Bay of Bengal. A useful sequence for the western coast is Konkan, Kanara/Karnataka, Malabar; always check the question’s direction before choosing.