INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these states lie in the Eastern Coastal Plains?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Kerala
C
Odisha
D
Gujarat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Eastern Coastal plain includes parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. It does not include the state of Kerala.

Detailed explanation-2: -Utkal Plains, coastal plains in eastern Odisha state, eastern India. Extending over about 16, 000 square miles (41, 400 square km), the plains are bounded by the Lower Ganges (Ganga) Plain to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Tamilnad Plains to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west.

Detailed explanation-3: -The eastern coast cuts through the three Indian states: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha.

Detailed explanation-4: -The state of Odisha has a coastline of 485 km long called coastal Odisha or the Utkal Plains. The region is bounded by the Lower Ganges Plain in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Tamilnad Plains in the south, and the Eastern Ghats in the west.

Detailed explanation-5: -Odisha is located in the eastern part of the Indian peninsula and the Bay of Bengal lies to its East while Chhattisgarh shares its border in the west and north-west. The state also shares geographic boundaries with West Bengal in the north-east, Jharkhand in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the south.

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