Question

Which of the following statements regarding the Western Coastal Plain is correct?

1. It is an emergent coastal plain.

2. It extends from Gujarat to Kerala.

3. The coastline is broader in the middle and narrow in the north and south.

• A. 1 & 2
• B. 2 only
• C. 2 & 3
• D. 1 & 3

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 2 only

• Western Coastal Plain extends "from the Gujarat coast in the north to the Kerala coast in the south." So, this statement is correct.  

  The western coastal plains are narrow in the middle and get broader towards north and south.

• The western coastal plains are an example of submerged coastal plain