Test: The Coastal Plains and Islands- 2 - Class 4 MCQ

• The Eastern Coastal Plains is a wide stretch of the landmass lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.
• In the northern part, it is referred to as the Northern Circar, while the southern part is known as the Coromandel Coast.

Kerala is well-known for its mesmerizing backwaters, ecotourism initiatives, scenic beauty, amazing beaches, and mouthwatering cuisine.

The capital of Gujarat is Gandhinagar and the largest city of Gujarat is Ahmedabad.

The famous Aurobindo Ashram and Matri Mandir is located in Puducherry.

• The Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad was one of the residences of Mahatma Gandhi.
• It is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad.
• Gandhiji and his wife Kasturba lived here from 1917 and 1930.

• Bengaluru is known as the electronic capital of India.
• Bengaluru is the capital of the state Karnataka in India.

• New Mangalore Port is a small water af, all-weather port at Panambur, Mangalore in Karnataka state in India, which is the deepest inner harbour on the west coast.
• It is the only major port of Karnataka and the seventh largest port in India.

The Western Coastal Plains is a strip of coastal plain 50 kilometres (31 mi) in width between the west coast of India and the Western Ghats hills, which starts near the south of the Tapi River. The plains are located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The plains begin at Gujarat in the north and end at Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, the southern tip of peninsular India. It includes the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and a small part of Tamil Nadu.