Which of the following pairs of coast and the state in which it is located is INCORRECT? 

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  1. Malabar coast – Tamil Nadu
  2. Goan coast – Karnataka
  3. Kathiawar coast – Gujarat
  4. Konkan coast – Maharashtra

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Option 1 : Malabar coast – Tamil Nadu
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The correct answer is Malabar coast – Tamil Nadu.

Key Points

  • The Malabar coast is not in Tamil Nadu.
  • It is a long and narrow coastline, extending from the southern part of Goa to Kanyakumari in the south.
  • This stretch primarily includes Karnataka's western coastal area and Kerala's complete coastal region's coast.
  • It is over 845 km long.
  • Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Additional Information

  • The Goan coast refers to a focus area along the Arabian Sea in Karnataka.
  • The Kathiawar coast is located along the Arabian Sea on the peninsula of Kathiawar, which is part of the larger state of Gujarat.
  • The Konkan coast refers to the rugged section of the western coastline of India from the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra to Goa, and continuing down to the southern point of India's western coast at Cape Comorin, encompassing a large section of Maharashtra's coastline.
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