Question

Which of the following has the longest coastline in India?
a.Andaman and Nicobar
b.Gujarat
c.Lakshadweep
d.Tamil Nadu

Answer 1

Hint: India has a total coastline length of 7516.6 km. Out of which the mainland coastline is 5422.6 km whereas the island territories coastline length is 2094 km.

Complete Step by Step answer: The states and union territories with the coastline in India are Gujrat, Maharashtra, Goa, Daman and Diu, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep. Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the longest coastline of 1962 km. The historic Port Blair is part of this coastline. Gujrat is the state with the second-longest coastline of 1214.7 km. Tamil Nadu has the third-longest mainland coastline of a total length of 974 km, followed by Andhra Pradesh.

Looking at the options given:
Option a- Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the longest coastline and hence this is the correct answer.
Option b- Gujarat has the second-longest coastline. It is an incorrect answer.
Option c- Lakshadweep is also an incorrect answer.
Option d- Tamil Nadu has the third-largest coastline and is an incorrect answer.

Option “a” is the correct answer.

Note: There are almost 41 ports located on the Gujarat coastline which includes one major port Kandla which is the largest port in India, 11 intermediate ports and 29 minor ports. Some other important ports in Gujarat are Navlakhi, Porbandar, Mundra etc.