Assertion :In India, west coast has more sea ports than the east coast. Reason: The east coast is broader and is an example of emergent coast.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
In India west coast have more ports because depth of sea is more. The east coast is called emergent coast because the coast has been exposed by the sea by a relative fall in sea levels. East coast sea is not very deep when compared to west coast hence the number of ports are less on this coast.

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