Question

Assertion(A): In India, east coast has more seaports than the west coast. 1

Reason(R): The east coast is broader and is an example of emergent coast.

Select the given option from the given alternatives

(A) Both (A) and (R)are true and (R)explains (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R)are true but (R)does not explain

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true​

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) In India west coast have more ports because depth of sea is more. The east coast is called emergent coast because the coast has been exposed by the sea by a relative fall in sea levels. East coast sea is not very deep when compared to west coast hence the number of ports are less on this coast.

(R) As compared to the western coastal plain, the eastern coastal plain is broader and is an example of an emergent coast. There are well- developed deltas here, formed by the rivers flowing eastward in to the Bay of Bengal. These include the deltas of the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri.