Correct answer: (c) Chandipur
Explanation
- A
Bhavnagar
(a) Bhavnagar. The Gulf of Khambhat has a large tidal range, but the ‘walk kilometres on the sea floor twice a day’ tourist phenomenon is not the Bhavnagar shoreline in this question. Not the key.
- B
Bheemunipatnam
(b) Bheemunipatnam. This Andhra coast does not show that extreme, walkable recession. Not the key.
- C
Chandipur
(c) Chandipur. Chandipur-on-sea (Odisha) is famous for the tide receding several kilometres, exposing the beach so visitors can walk on the sea floor, twice a day. That is the official key.
- D
Nagapattinam
(d) Nagapattinam. A Tamil Nadu port coast without that unique hide-and-seek tide. Not the key.
Summary. Official key is (c) Chandipur. On the Balasore coast of Odisha the tide withdraws far enough that the sea floor can be walked for a stretch, then returns. The DRDO Integrated Test Range is a neighbouring Chandipur fact, not the reason for the tide. Bhavnagar’s macrotidal gulf, Bheemunipatnam and Nagapattinam do not match this textbook description. Chandipur is the named unique shore.