Which sea area is near India's western coast?

Correct answer: Arabian Sea

The direct answer is A: the Arabian Sea lies near India’s western coast. To locate India, imagine the subcontinent surrounded by water on three sides. The Arabian Sea is on the west, the Bay of Bengal is on the east, and the Indian Ocean is to the south. Thus the reasoning is based on direction: western side of India leads to the Arabian Sea. Option A is correct because India’s western coastal states and territories face the Arabian Sea. Option B, the Bay of Bengal, is wrong for this question because it lies along the eastern coast, near states such as West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Option C, the Java Sea, is in Southeast Asia near Indonesia and is not the sea beside India’s western coast. Option D, the Yellow Sea, lies between China and the Korean Peninsula and is also far from India. The question asks for the nearby sea area, not for every water body connected with the Indian Ocean. Memory cue: on a map, “Arabian” is on India’s west and “Bay of Bengal” is on India’s east.