Question

Multiple choice questions 1. Which of these coasts lie in the Western Coastal Plain? a. Konkan Coast b. Malabar Coast C. Gujarat Coast d. All of these 2. Which of these is a port city? a. Delhi b. Bengaluru c. Hyderabad d. Chennai 3. Which of these ports is also a ship-building centre? a. Mumbai b. Vishakhapatnam c. Kolkata d. Kandla 4. The Aurobindo Ashram can be found in a. Andhra Pradesh b. Tamil Nadu c. Odisha d. Puducherry 5. An important seaport of Karnataka is a. Cochin b. Kavaratti C. Vishakhapatnam d. Mangalore 6. The Gir Forest, which is home to the Asiatic lion is located in a. Gujarat b. Maharashtra C. Andhra Pradesh d. Kerala​

Answer 1

Answer:

1, 2 and 3 only

The Western Coastal Plains is a narrow strip of coastal plain between the west coast of India and the Western Ghats hills. West coast is the coast of submergence (except Malabar Coast). West Rivers form estuaries and eastern rivers form the delta. The continental shelf of east coast extends till 500km into the sea. These imply that sea is deeper in west coast than sea on the east coast. So, the west coast has favourable conditions for natural harbours.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Which of these coasts lie in the Western Coastal Plain

d. All of these

2. Which of these is a port city?

Chennai

3. Which of these ports is also a ship-building centre?

a. Mumbai

4. The Aurobindo Ashram can be found in

Puducherry

5. An important seaport of Karnataka

Mangalore

6. The Gir Forest, which is home to the Asiatic lion is located in

Gujarat