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Indian Economy - Understanding the basics of Indian economic system

Consider the following statements regarding lagoons:

1. In India, they are confined along the western coast.

2. In general, the presence of saltwater in these bodies, make them unfit for agricultural purposes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

A lagoon is a body of water separated from larger bodies of water by a natural barrier like sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs.

India has a vast coastline and the coast is very indented in some states. Due to this, a number of lagoons and lakes have formed. The States like Kerala, Orissa and West Bengal have vast surface water resources in these lagoons and lakes. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
Some of the major lagoons in India are Chilika Lake (Odisha), Pulicat Lake (Andhra Pradesh), Kaliveli Lake (Tamilnadu), Vembanad Lake (Kerala ), etc.
Although water is generally brackish in these water-bodies, it is used for fishing and irrigating certain varieties of paddy crops, coconut, etc. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
The GI-tagged Pokkali is a saltwater-tolerant paddy grown in the coastal fields of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts of Kerala.
so, neither option 1 nor 2 are correct.