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UPSC Prelims 1989 · World Geography · Oceans, Seas and Straits
The continental shelf surrounding the Indian Coast is widest off the
- (a) Hooghly Coast
- (b) Coromandel Coast
- (c) Konkan Coast
- (d) South Gujarat Coast
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (c) Konkan Coast
The key says the Konkan coast — the west-coast shelf is widest off Maharashtra–Gujarat.
Why the others are wrong
(a) The Bay of Bengal shelf is narrower.
(b) The Coromandel shelf is narrow.
(d) South Gujarat/Bombay High area is also very wide.
The trap
The west coast shelf is wide overall; the key picks Konkan.
🔒 Western shelf wide (Bombay High oil). Eastern shelf narrow.
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