Q. Consider the following:

1. Konkan
2. Kannad
3. Malabar

Which of the above is/are the sections of Western Ghats?
Answer: 1,2 & 3
Notes: The western coast, sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, is a narrow plain. It consists of three sections. The northern part of the coast is called the Konkan (Mumbai - Goa), the central stretch is called the Kannad Plain, while the southern stretch is referred to as the Malabar Coast. The plains along the Bay of Bengal are wide and level. In the northern part, it is referred to as the Northern Circar, while the southern part is known as the Coromandel Coast.

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