Question

Kayal in the malabar coast is formed by-
(a) orogenic Movement
(b) Epirogenic Movement
(c) Oceanic Action
(d) River Action

Answer 1

(d) river action.
The Kayal used to be connected to the sea most of the time but during dry season the sediments from the inflows separate the Kayal from the sea by forming a bar like formation and ...

Answer 2

Kayal in the Malabar Coast was formed by the action of rivers (d).

The backwaters or kayal was formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range. The backwaters have a very unique ecosystem where the fresh water from the rivers meet the seawater of the Arabian Sea.