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Geography

The Coastal Plains and Islands

In this Class 9 Geography topic from Physical Features of India, students explore how India’s coastal plains and islands were formed and how they differ in location, relief, and physical features. They study the Western Coastal Plain along the Arabian Sea and the broader Eastern Coastal Plain along the Bay of Bengal, including important rivers, deltas, lagoons, and coastal processes. The topic also introduces the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, highlighting their geographical setting, natural environment, and importance to India.

Hard · Level 3 · 25 questions

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  1. Western coast from Mumbai to Goa
  2. Eastern coast from Kaveri delta to Kanyakumari
  3. North eastern coast from Sundarbans to Chilika
  4. Sandy coast from Kachchh to Kathiawar
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  1. Sand bars and barriers parallel to the coast have formed enclosed calm water bodies
  2. Glacial lakes are very common here
  3. Rivers do not reach the sea here
  4. This part is made only of volcanic rocks
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  1. Southern part of the Eastern Coastal Plain
  2. Northern part of the Arabian Sea coast
  3. Marshy region of Kachchh
  4. Coral region of Lakshadweep
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  1. The western plain is narrow and the eastern plain is comparatively broad
  2. Both plains are equally very broad
  3. The eastern plain has no delta
  4. The western plain is near the Himalayas
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  1. Eastern coast
  2. Western coast
  3. Lakshadweep coast
  4. Andaman coast
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  1. West-flowing rivers are shorter and have steeper gradients
  2. The Arabian Sea does not receive river water
  3. There are no mountains on the western coast
  4. All western rivers flow underground
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  1. Coral islands
  2. River delta islands
  3. Glacial islands
  4. Desert islands
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  1. Kavaratti
  2. Port Blair
  3. Minicoy
  4. Agatti
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  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  2. Lakshadweep Islands
  3. Daman and Diu
  4. Sundarbans islands
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  1. Because they are exposed higher parts of a mountain chain submerged in the sea
  2. Because they are made only of river silt
  3. Because they are a plain branch of the Himalayas
  4. Because they are entirely made of coral
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  1. It is the southernmost point of India
  2. It is the northernmost point of India
  3. It is the largest town of Lakshadweep
  4. It is the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats
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  1. Lagoon
  2. Glacial lake
  3. Volcanic crater
  4. Desert lake
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  1. It is a lagoon lake of the eastern coast
  2. It is a glacial lake of the Western Ghats
  3. It is a coral island of the Arabian Sea
  4. It is a volcanic crater of Nicobar
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  1. Uninhabited bird sanctuary
  2. India's largest port
  3. Main delta of the eastern coast
  4. Active volcanic region
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  1. It lies in the Arabian Sea near the Malabar Coast
  2. It is a river delta within the Coromandel Coast
  3. It lies near the Himalayas in the Bay of Bengal
  4. It is formed by branches of the Ganga
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  1. Bay of Bengal
  2. Arabian Sea
  3. Gulf of Kachchh
  4. Gulf of Khambhat
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  1. Kavaratti Lakshadweep
  2. Port Blair Lakshadweep
  3. Barren Island Coromandel Coast
  4. Chilika Arabian Sea
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  1. It is broad and fertile deltas are formed by river deposits
  2. It is only rocky and high
  3. It is very far from the sea
  4. It remains covered with glaciers
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  1. In the river deltas of the eastern coast
  2. In the peaks of the Western Ghats
  3. In the volcanoes of Lakshadweep
  4. In the glaciers of Andaman
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  1. Chilika Pulicat Coromandel
  2. Malabar Konkan Kavaratti
  3. Minicoy Pitti Agatti
  4. Kachchh Konkan Barren
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  1. Konkan Malabar Lakshadweep
  2. Chilika Pulicat Andaman
  3. Coromandel Northern Circars Nicobar
  4. Sundarbans Barren Port Blair
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  1. Eastern Coastal Plain
  2. Western Coastal Plain
  3. Lakshadweep Islands
  4. Thar Desert
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  1. Lakshadweep
  2. Andaman
  3. Sundarbans
  4. Coromandel
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  1. Andaman Nicobar are linked with a submerged mountain range while Lakshadweep are coral islands
  2. Both are entirely river deltas
  3. Lakshadweep is active volcanic and Andaman is coral
  4. Both are glacial lakes of the Himalayas
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  1. Safe deep water and sea connectivity near the coast
  2. Permanent ice cover
  3. Only very high sand dunes
  4. Plains completely cut off from the sea

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