Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: The western coast of India is characterized by the location of several sea ports.

Reason R: Western coast has evidence of deep sea water.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

The western coast of India is characterized by the location of several sea ports because Western coast has evidence of deep sea water.

Explanation,

The western coast is more indented than the eastern coast, also the sea is deeper in the west coast than sea on the east coast and it provides natural conditions for the development of ports and harbours. 

Ports like Kandla, Mazagaon, JLN port, Nhava Sheva, Marmagao, Mangalore, Cochin are located along the west coast.

The correct answer is Option (1) → Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A