Q. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because

Correct Answer

Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water

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    C)Loo
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    B)Pork
    C)Sugar
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    B)Basalt
    C)Granite
    D)Cobalt
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    B)Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
    C)Motions of the earth
    D)These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
    Answer: Atmospheric refraction
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    A)Mumbai
    B)Chennai
    C)Mangalore
    D)New Delhi
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    A)Thumba
    B)Sriharikota
    C)Arvi
    D)Port Blair
    Answer: Thumba
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    B)Deccan Plateau
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    A)Hurricane
    B)Typhoon
    C)Tornado
    D)Willy-willy
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    B)Anleshwar, Gujarat
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    A)Eastern Ghat Coast
    B)Coromandel Coast
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)Kolkata Chennai Coast
    Answer: Coromandel Coast
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    A)Lagoon
    B)Caldera lake
    C)Karst lake
    D)Freshwater lake
    Answer: Caldera lake
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    B)Dendritic
    C)Trellis
    D)Radial
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    A)Namika La Pass
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