Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements regarding the revised measurement of India’s coastline:

  1. India’s coastline has been reassessed from 7,516.6 km to 11,098.81 km using modern GIS software and high-resolution High-Water Line data.
  2. The reassessment automatically alters the areas governed by Coastal Regulation Zone regulations.
  3. Following the reassessment, Andhra Pradesh has the third-longest coastline among India’s coastal States.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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