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Arrange from North to South

1. Gulf of Mannar

2. Palk Strait

3. Cape Comorin

4. Adam’s Bridge

Choose the correct one:

2-4-3-1

4-2-1-3

2-4-1-3

4-2-3-1

Explanation:

(a) The Gulf of Mannar is a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean.
It lies between the southeastern tip of India and the west coast of Sri Lanka, in the Coromandel Coast region.
(b) The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.
It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay in the southwest.
(c) Kanyakumari is a coastal town in the state of Tamil Nadu on India's southern tip.
Jutting into the Laccadive Sea, the town was known as Cape Comorin during British rule and is popular for watching sunrise and sunset over the ocean.
It's also a noted pilgrimage site.
(d) Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.

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