A landmass bounded by sea on the three sides is referred to as:

Coast

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Peninsula

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Island

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Finland

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Solution

The correct option is B
Peninsula

A Peninsula is any landmass which is surrounded by water on three sides and land on one side. India is called as Peninsula because it is surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east.

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(i) A landmass bound by sea on three sides is referred to as

(a) Coast	(c) Peninsula
(b) Island	(d) None of the above

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(a) Himachal	(c) Purvachal
(b) Uttarakhand	(d) None of the above

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(a) Coromandel	(c) Kannad
(b) Konkan	(d) Northern Circar

(iv) The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is

(a) Anai Mudi	(c) Mahendragiri
(b) Kanchenjunga	(d) Khasi