UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 88
Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present-day extensive marshland?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D (Rann of Kutch)
Explanation: The Great Rann of Kutch is a vast saline mudflat and seasonal marsh linked to tectonics, marine incursions and successive marine regressions.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-Bhitarkanika is chiefly a mangrove estuarine system, not the prominent marine regression example.
B. Incorrect-Marakkanam contains salt pans, but not the best large-scale example of marine regression marshland.
C. Incorrect-Naupada is a coastal wetland but lacks the defining extensive regression morphology of Kutch.
D. Correct-the Rann of Kutch is an extensive saline marsh formed through changing sea level and geomorphology.