The Coastal Plains and Islands

01Which statement is correct about the eastern coastal plain?

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Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. It is wider than the western coast

The direct answer is A: the eastern coastal plain is wider than the western coastal plain. India has coastal plains along both sides of the peninsula. The western coastal plain lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea and is generally narrow. The eastern coastal plain lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal and is generally broader, with large river deltas. Option A is correct because major rivers such as the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri build wide alluvial and deltaic areas on the eastern side. Option B is wrong because the eastern coast borders the Bay of Bengal, not the Arabian Sea. Option C is wrong because Konkan is a division of the western coastal plain, not the whole eastern plain. Option D is wrong because the region between the Himalaya and the Shiwalik is not a coastal plain; it is associated with the northern mountain system and foothills. A useful exam cue is: west coast narrow, east coast broad and delta-rich.

Practice questions

01Which statement is correct about the eastern coastal plain?कौन सा कथन पूर्वी तटीय मैदान के बारे में सही है?

02The Malabar Coast is associated with which natural region?मालाबार तट किस प्राकृतिक क्षेत्र से जुड़ा हुआ है?

04Which option shows that coastal plains are influenced by river deposition?किस विकल्प से पता चलता है कि तटीय मैदान नदी निक्षेपण से प्रभावित हैं?

05In which coastal region is the link between rice cultivation and deltaic land clearer?किस तटीय क्षेत्र में चावल की खेती और डेल्टाई भूमि का संबंध अधिक स्पष्ट है?

06Which coastal condition is most suitable for the formation of a lagoon?लैगून बनने के लिए कौन सी तटीय परिस्थिति सबसे उपयुक्त होती है?

07Which option gives the correct map clue for Andaman and Nicobar?कौन सा विकल्प अंडमान और निकोबार के लिए सही मानचित्र संकेत देता है?

09In which situation is a large river delta least likely to form?किस स्थिति में नदी का बड़ा डेल्टा बनने की संभावना सबसे कम होगी?

10Which statement correctly compares the Indian coastal plains?कौन सा कथन भारतीय तटीय मैदानों की तुलना को सही बनाता है?

12Which option gives an island group and its correct water body?किस विकल्प में एक द्वीप और उसका सही जल क्षेत्र दिया गया है?

13Which option incorrectly matches a coast with its feature?किस विकल्प में तट और उससे जुड़ी विशेषता गलत मिलाई गई है?

14The Godavari Krishna and Kaveri deltas are combined examples of which process?गोदावरी कृष्णा और कावेरी डेल्टा किस प्रक्रिया के संयुक्त उदाहरण हैं?

15Which reason makes the western coastal plain different from the eastern coastal plain?कौन सा कारण पश्चिमी तटीय मैदान को पूर्वी तटीय मैदान से अलग बनाता है?

16Which option correctly combines the location and type of Chilika Lake?किस विकल्प में चिलिका झील के स्थान और प्रकार का सही संयोजन है?

17A network of river distributaries in the eastern coastal plain is most related to which landform?पूर्वी तटीय मैदान में नदी शाखाओं का जाल किस स्थलरूप से सबसे अधिक संबंधित है?

18Which option correctly compares India's island groups?किस विकल्प में भारतीय द्वीपसमूहों की सही तुलना है?

19Which river should be linked with an eastern coast delta rather than the western coast?किस नदी को पश्चिमी तट के बजाय पूर्वी तट के डेल्टा से जोड़ना चाहिए?

20Which option correctly matches a western coastal subdivision with its stretch?किस विकल्प में पश्चिमी तटीय उपभाग और उसका विस्तार सही है?

21Which statement best shows the economic importance of the eastern coastal plain?कौन सा कथन पूर्वी तटीय मैदान के आर्थिक महत्व को सबसे सही दिखाता है?

22Minicoy should be studied in the context of which island group?मिनिकॉय को किस द्वीपसमूह के संदर्भ में पढ़ना चाहिए?

23Which option correctly explains the formation of coastal plains?किस विकल्प में तटीय मैदानों की उत्पत्ति को सही रूप से समझाया गया है?

24Which option correctly states the location of eastern and western coastal plains?किस विकल्प में पूर्वी और पश्चिमी तटीय मैदानों की स्थिति सही दी गई है?

25Which example shows both natural and human importance of coastal plains?कौन सा उदाहरण तटीय मैदानों में प्राकृतिक और मानवीय महत्व दोनों दिखाता है?

Analytics choices

01Which statement is correct about the eastern coastal plain?

02The Malabar Coast is associated with which natural region?

04Which option shows that coastal plains are influenced by river deposition?

05In which coastal region is the link between rice cultivation and deltaic land clearer?

06Which coastal condition is most suitable for the formation of a lagoon?

07Which option gives the correct map clue for Andaman and Nicobar?

09In which situation is a large river delta least likely to form?

10Which statement correctly compares the Indian coastal plains?

12Which option gives an island group and its correct water body?

13Which option incorrectly matches a coast with its feature?

14The Godavari Krishna and Kaveri deltas are combined examples of which process?

15Which reason makes the western coastal plain different from the eastern coastal plain?

16Which option correctly combines the location and type of Chilika Lake?

17A network of river distributaries in the eastern coastal plain is most related to which landform?

18Which option correctly compares India's island groups?

19Which river should be linked with an eastern coast delta rather than the western coast?

20Which option correctly matches a western coastal subdivision with its stretch?

21Which statement best shows the economic importance of the eastern coastal plain?

22Minicoy should be studied in the context of which island group?

23Which option correctly explains the formation of coastal plains?

24Which option correctly states the location of eastern and western coastal plains?

25Which example shows both natural and human importance of coastal plains?