Question

On the south side, India is bounded by the Indian Ocean, by the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the _________ on the southeast.
A.Brahmaputra
B.GANT
C.Bay of Bengal
D.None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: India is basically surrounded by three oceans on the west, south, and east. Oceans have always been an integral part of our life as it is a means of survival, water is needed for everything we do and the strange part is only 0.03% is drinkable in the whole world.

Complete Answer: The Bay of Bengal is the north-western part of the Indian ocean. It is bounded by Bangladesh on the north, Myanmar and Andaman and Nicobar islands on the east, and India on the northwest and west side. Lots of countries are dependent on this bay as it is the largest and for the water use as well. In the older times, it was also called Kalinga Sagar but during the British time, it came to be called the Bay of Bengal as it was used as the doorway for the crown rule in India. The bay gets its name from the place Bengal. It is located between two economic blocks namely ASEAN and SAARC. The bay is also famously known as a stretch to the gateway in heaven in puri, which is considered a famous place for pilgrimage. Therefore the correct answer to the above question is option c Bay of Bengal.

Note: It occupies an area of 2,600,000 square kilometers and has a maximum length and width of 2,090 kilometers and 1,610 kilometers respectively. The average depth of the bay is 8,500 ft while the maximum is 15,400 ft. it has a large number of rivers flowing into it as well such as - Padma, Brahmaputra, Godavari, Mahanadi, Kaveri, Krishna, etc.