Q74
The northern part of the west coast is known as ________
A.
Konkan coast
AnswerB.
Coromandal coast
C.
Malabar coast
D.
None of these
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The northern part of the west coast is known as Konkan coast. Konkan, also called Aparanta, coastal plain of western India, lying between the Arabian Sea (west) and the Western Ghats (east). The plain stretches approximately 330 miles (530 km) from the Daman Ganga River north of Mumbai (Bombay) to the Terekhol River between Maharashtra and Goa states and Daman and Diu union territory in the south.