The correct answer is (c) East.
The Bay of Bengal is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between India to the west, Myanmar and Bangladesh to the north, Thailand and Malaysia to the east, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the south. Andhra Pradesh is a state in India located on the eastern coast of the country. It is bordered by Telangana to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northwest, Odisha to the northeast, Tamil Nadu to the south, and Karnataka to the southwest. The Bay of Bengal lies to the east of Andhra Pradesh.
Option (a) is incorrect because the Bay of Bengal lies to the east of Andhra Pradesh, not the north.
Option (b) is incorrect because the Bay of Bengal lies to the east of Andhra Pradesh, not the south.
Option (d) is incorrect because the Bay of Bengal lies to the east of Andhra Pradesh, not the west.