Which one of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones? (1) Malabar (2) Andhra (3) Konkan (4) Gujarat

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(2) Andhra Explanation: The frequency of severe cyclonic storms is maxi-mum for Andhra Pradesh while that of cyclone is maximum for Orissa. Considering west coast only, Gujarat is most vulnerable. The average annual frequency of tropical cyclones in the north Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) is about 5 (about 5- 6 % of the Global annual average) and about 80 cyclones form around the globe in a year. The frequency is more in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea, the ratio being 4:1.

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