Consider the following statements about the coastline of India 1 The west coast is hi...........

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Consider the following statements about the coastline of India

1. The west coast is high rocky retreating coast and erosional features dominate it.

2. The east coast is a low sedimentary coast with depositional landforms being dominant.

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1 and 2 only

1 only

2 only

None of the above

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Explanation:

Coasts of erosion are called retreating coasts. At such coasts the landforms formed by erosive action of waves (like capes, bays etc.) dominate.
Coasts of deposition are called low sedimentary coasts as sediments from rivers are deposited here to give rise to landforms like Deltas.