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UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Geography

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India: location, structure and physiography

Coastal plains and islands

Practise 4 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Western coastal plain: Kachchh and Kathiawar, Konkan, Kannad (Karnataka), Malabar with kayals; coast of submergence
  2. Eastern coastal plain: Utkal, Northern Circar, Coromandel; emergent coast with deltas and lagoons
  3. Rann of Kachchh: salt marsh from repeated fall in sea level and silting; Great and Little Rann
  4. Andaman and Nicobar: Ten Degree Channel, Duncan Passage, Coco Channel, Saddle Peak, Indira Point, Great Nicobar closest to Sumatra
  5. Barren Island, India's only active volcano, and Narcondam dormant volcano
  6. Lakshadweep: coral atolls, Minicoy, Eight and Nine Degree Channels
  7. Other islands: Majuli riverine island, New Moore, Pamban, Sriharikota, Diu, Salsette
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