Geography
The Coromandel plains along the east coast of India were formed as a result of two different activities. Name them.
- Subsidence, deposition
- Subsidence, erosion
- Upliftment, deposition
- Upliftment, erosion
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Subsidence, deposition
Reason — The Coromandel plains in India are the result of mild subsidence followed by sedimentation (deposition). Thus, the forces of structural development as well as deposition were active in the formation of these plains.
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