UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CORE PHYSICAL INDIA — COAST
Coastal Features of India 📌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Core Physical India — Coast.
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Key locations covered (6)
- Konkan Coast — Maharashtra + Goa (Daman to Goa)
- Malabar Coast — Karnataka (south) + Kerala
- Coromandel Coast — Tamil Nadu + south Andhra Pradesh
- Northern Circars (Andhra Coast / Utkal-Andhra) — Andhra Pradesh (north) + south Odisha
- Palk Strait + Palk Bay — Tamil Nadu — Sri Lanka
- Gulf of Mannar — Tamil Nadu — Sri Lanka
Sample questions (12 of 39)
Geographic limits of the Konkan Coast?
From Daman in the north to Goa (Terekhol River) in the south
Width of the Konkan coastal plain?
Narrow — about 50–80 km between Western Ghats and Arabian Sea
Which type of coast is the Konkan — submergent or emergent?
Submergent — drowned river mouths form rias and natural harbours
Major port on the Konkan?
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva) and Mumbai Port
Major river estuaries on the Konkan?
Ulhas, Savitri, Vashishti, Shastri, Mandovi, Zuari
Famous beach line of the Konkan?
Alibag, Murud-Janjira, Diveagar, Ganpatipule, Tarkarli, Vengurla
Why does Konkan get very heavy monsoon rainfall?
Western Ghats act as an orographic barrier — south-west monsoon dumps 2500–3000 mm on the windward Konkan
Geographic limits of the Malabar Coast?
Roughly from Goa (or Mangaluru) in the north to Kanyakumari in the south — primarily the Kerala coastline
Distinguishing feature of the Malabar Coast?
Backwaters (kayals) — parallel lagoons separated from the sea by sand-bars
Largest backwater of the Malabar Coast?
Vembanad Lake (Ramsar site, Alappuzha-Ernakulam-Kottayam)
Major ports on the Malabar Coast?
Kochi, Kollam, Beypore, Vizhinjam (deep-water), New Mangalore (Karnataka)
Why is Malabar so wet?
Western Ghats orographic uplift — 3000+ mm rainfall on windward slope; Agumbe and Hulikal among India's wettest
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Core Physical India — Coast. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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