Question

What is the north-south length of Gujarat?
A.450 km
B.500 km
C.590 km
D.690 km

Answer 1

Hint: The state of Gujarat is located in western India in the region known as the Kathiawar Peninsula. It is bordered by the Province of Sindh in Pakistan to its west, Rajasthan to the northeast, Madhya Pradesh to its east, Maharashtra to its southeast and has a long coastline of about 1600 km on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Kutch. It is the ninth most populated state in India and is the fifth-largest state in India by area. The capital of Gujarat was moved from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar in 1970.

Complete answer:
Options A and B: are incorrect.
Option C: is correct. The north-south extent of Gujarat is 590 km. Gujarat also has the longest coastline of any Indian state (1600 km) and a total area of 190,030 sq. km. Gujarat has a total of 33 districts which can be categorised into four major regions—South Gujarat, Central Gujarat, North Gujarat and Saurashtra/Kutch. Out of these districts, Kutch, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Valsad are located along the coastline.
Option D: is incorrect.

So, the correct answer is option C.

Note: Several lower mountain ranges are located in the eastern border of Gujarat including the Vindhyas, Satpuras, Aravalli and Sahyadri. The northwestern part of Gujarat has a saline clay desert known as the Rann of Kutch which extends into the Sindh Province of Pakistan as well. Sabarmati, Narmada and Tapi are the main rivers that flow through Gujarat.