Question

The length of India's coastline (mainland) is ______.
A. 4100 km
B. 5100 km
C. 5500 km
D. 6100 km

Answer 1

Hint:The coast or coastline is the line where the land meets any waterbody like sea or ocean. India has a vast coastline at different states and union territories. India’s total coastline amounts to 7516 km including the mainland coastline as well as the island coastline. We will see which is the length of its mainland coastline in the complete answer below.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.
4100 km:- The length of the mainland coastline of India is not 4100 km. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
5100 km:- The length of the mainland coastline of India is not 5100 km. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
5500 km:- The length of the mainland coastline of India is not 5500 km. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
6100 km:- The mainland coastline of India is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Indian ocean on the south. It amounts to a total length of 6100km. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
Note:The Indian coastline touches nine states Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and two union territories Puducherry and Daman and Diu. The Island territories of the Indian coastline are Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Arabian sea.