The unique phenomenon you described, where the seawater recedes several kilometres twice a day, exposing the seabed for walking, can be seen at Chandipur Beach in Odisha, India.

Chandipur Beach is also known as the "hide-and-seek beach" due to this fascinating tidal phenomenon. The receding water allows visitors to explore the seabed, revealing seashells and marine life during low tide.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

The countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea among the given options are :

• Lebanon (3)
• Syria (4)

The Mediterranean Sea is a large body of water separating Europe and Africa.

Mediterranean Sea

While several countries have coastlines on the Mediterranean, Jordan and Iraq are landlocked countries in Western Asia and don't border this sea. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

If you travel by road from Kohima (Nagaland) to Kottayam (Kerala), you would need to travel through a minimum of 7 states within India:

• Nagaland (Origin - Kohima)
• Assam
• West Bengal
• Odisha
• Andhra Pradesh (or)
• Tamil Nadu (depending on the chosen route)
• Kerala (Destination - Kottayam)

Kohima to Kottayam

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Sumatra is the geographically closest island to Great Nicobar. Great Nicobar is part of the Nicobar Islands of India, located north of Sumatra (Indonesia).

Sumatra

Borneo is a much larger island further east in Southeast Asia.

Java is another large island in Indonesia, but further west compared to Sumatra.

Sri Lanka is a separate island nation south of India, significantly farther away than Sumatra.

Therefore, the answer is (A) Sumatra.

Statement 1 is Incorrect: The Teesta River originates from the Pahunri (or Teesta Kangse) glacier and flows southward through the Sikkim Himalaya. where the Rangpo River joins, and where it forms the border between Sikkim and West Bengal up to Teesta Bazaar.

teesta river

Statement 2 is correct: Just before the Teesta Bridge, where the roads from Kalimpong and Darjeeling join, the river is met by its main tributary, the Rangeet River. Hence Statement 2 is correct.

Statement 3 is Incorrect: It changes course southwards, flowing into West Bengal. The river then merges up with the Brahmaputra River after it bifurcates the city of Jalpaiguri and flows just touching Cooch Behar district at Mekhliganj and moves to Fulchori in Bangladesh. Thus it does not flow directly into the Bay of Bengal. Hence statement 3 is not correct.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Statement 1 is Incorrect: The Himalayas stretch across several states in northern and northeastern India, including Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and parts of Assam and West Bengal.

Spread of Himalayas

Statement 2 is Incorrect: The Western Ghats encompass six states in western India Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

Western Ghats

Statement 3 is Correct: Pulicat Lake, the second largest brackish water lake in India, straddles the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, with a larger portion (around 60%) lying in Tamil Nadu.

Pulicat Lake

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Statement 1 is Incorrect: The IOD phenomenon is characterised by a difference in sea surface temperature between the tropical Western Indian Ocean and the tropical Eastern Indian Ocean, not the Eastern Pacific Ocean. During a positive IOD, the western Indian Ocean is warmer than the eastern Indian Ocean, and vice versa for a negative IOD.

Indian Ocean Dipole

Statement 2 is Correct: The IOD phenomenon can indeed influence El Nio's impact on the Indian monsoon. El Nio itself is a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean, but it can interact with the IOD. Depending on the phases of both phenomena (positive/negative IOD and El Nino/La Nina), the overall impact on the Indian monsoon rainfall can be amplified or weakened.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.