Arrange the following major ports on the western coast of India from North to South direction.

(A) Marmagao
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kandla
(D) Mangaluru

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(C), (B), (A), (D)

The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (B), (A), (D)

The correct arrangement of the major ports on the western coast of India from North to South direction is as follows:

(C) Kandla - Located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, it is the northernmost major port on the western coast.

(B) Mumbai - Located in Maharashtra, it is south of Kandla.

(A) Marmagao - Located in Goa, it is further south of Mumbai.

(D) Mangaluru - Located in Karnataka, it is the southernmost major port on the western coast.