Which option shows wrong direction-based swapping of physiographic divisions?

Correct answer: Himalaya on southern sea coast and Coastal Plains in north

Direct answer: D is the wrong direction-based arrangement. India’s Himalayas are in the north, the Northern Plains lie south of them, and the Indian Desert is mainly in the west. Lakshadweep is in the Arabian Sea, so A, B and C give correct location relationships. D reverses the natural arrangement by placing the Himalayas on the southern sea coast and the Coastal Plains in the north. Coastal plains occur beside the eastern and western sea coasts, not in the northern interior. Option A is correct because it places Himalaya north and desert west. B is correct because rivers descending from the Himalayas helped form the Northern Plains to their south. C is correct because Lakshadweep lies off India’s southwestern coast in the Arabian Sea. Memory cue: north Himalaya, south plains, west desert, coasts at the edges.