Question

Western coastal strip, south of Goa is referred to as____
A)Coromandal
B)Konkan
C)Kannad
D)Northern Circar

Answer 1

Hint: India has a coastal boundary of 7516km. The coastal plains by the Arabian sea are called the western coastal plains and the coastal plains by the Bay of Bengal are called eastern coastal plains.

Complete answer: The Western coastal plains run from Rann of Kutch to Kanyakumari and are narrow plains with an average width of 65km.
Let us look at the options given to us-
Option A- Coromandel coast is incorrect as it is part of Tamil Nadu plains and makes up the Eastern coastal plains.
Option B -Konkan plains run from Daman to Goa and have features of marine erosion including cliffs, shoals, reefs and islands in the Arabian Sea.
Option C- Kannad plains is the correct answer as they run from Goa to Mangalore. These plains are also known as Karnataka coastal plain and have an average width of 30 to 50km. This part of the western coastal plains have important waterfalls like the Jog falls.
Option D- Northern Circars is incorrect as it was a division of Madras Presidency of British India. It consisted of parts of present day states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

Therefore the correct answer is option C.

Note: The western coastal plains are divided into Gujarat plain, Konkan plain, Karnataka plain and Kerala plain. On the other hand, eastern coastal plains are divided into Utkal plain, Tamil Nadu plain and Andhra plain.