PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
COASTAL PLAINS
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Mumbai
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Port Blair
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Gandhinagar
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhinagar, city, capital of Gujarat state, west-central India. It lies on the banks of the Sabarmati River, just north of Ahmadabad. Gandhinagar was named for Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -The city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district, and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970; the capital was shifted to Gandhinagar thereafter.
Detailed explanation-3: -The new capital was named Gandhinagar for the purpose of maintaining a lasting memory of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Phase 1: After the city’s infrastructure was completed in 1970, and until 1980, it was known as ‘Gandhian City, ‘ since it was based on Gandhi’s concepts and principles. Phase 2: Between 1980 and 1990, a time of low pollution, it was known as ‘Unpolluted City’.
Detailed explanation-5: -Capital of Gujarat-Gandhinagar.