Concept:Coastal states are those that have a coastline along the sea – either the Arabian Sea or the Bay of Bengal.
Explanation:Option A lists Telangana, Maharashtra, and Odisha. Telangana lies in southern India and has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. Maharashtra, in western India, has a long coastline along the Arabian Sea. Odisha, in eastern India, has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. All three are coastal states.
Other options include landlocked states: Jharkhand, Assam, and Tripura do not touch the sea. Option B has Jharkhand (non-coastal) and Gujarat and West Bengal (coastal). Option C has Assam (non-coastal) and Odisha and Karnataka (coastal). Option D has Tripura (non-coastal) and Kerala and Andhra Pradesh (coastal). Only option A has all three states with a coastline.
Answer:A. Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha