Q19. At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water recedes from the shoreline a few kilometers and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the sea floor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at
a) Bhavnagar
b) Bheemunipatnam
c) Chandipur
d) Nagapattinam
The correct answer is Option 3.
- If you stand on a seashore in India and watch the sea, you will notice that the seawater recedes from the shoreline a few kilometres and returns to the shore twice a day, and you can walk on the seafloor when the water recedes. This one-of-a-kind phenomenon can be seen in Chandipur. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
- Odisha is home to Chandipur Beach.
- Chandipur Beach is also known as the ‘hide-and-seek’ beach, and it is home to the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) Integrated Research Range, where ballistic missiles are tested.
- Fresh seafood is also available at Chandipur Beach.
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