LAKES OF INDIA
Lakes of India – In this lecture we are going to learn the lakes of India in very entertaining manner. With these tricks you can easily learn all the lakes of India .In this lecture we learn the lakes with their states .
Lake is an area of appreciable size filled with water. It is any relatively large body of stagnant water that occupies the inland basin. Although the difference between lakes, ponds or rivers, and other bodies are not well defined, we can say that streams and rivers move faster than Lakes. If defined geologically, lakes are temporary bodies of water. Globally lakes contribute to a very small quantity of all available water i.e. 0.009%.
Lakes of India is one of the important topics in the General Awareness section. One to two questions can be expected from this topic in the upcoming SSC CGL and Railway NTPC examinations. It will be helpful for all the upcoming SSC and Railway exams
Important points regarding Lakes in India:
- Largest freshwater Lake in North -East India– Loktak Lake –Manipur
- Longest Lake In India – Vembanad, Kerala
- Largest Saline Water Lake In India – Chika Lake, Orissa
- Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir also known as the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”. Tulip garden is situated on Dal Lake.
- Largest Artificial Lake In Asia – Upper Lake, Madhya Pradesh
- Bhimtal Lake, Uttarakhand is the largest lake in the Kumaon region. It is also known as the “Lake district of India”. One of the prominent qualities of this lake is It is a “C” shaped lake.
- Highest Lake In India – Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
- Salim Ali Lake has been named after the great naturalist and ornithologist, Salim Ali who is also known as birdman of India.
- Largest Fresh Water Lakes In Asia & India – Wular Lake, Kashmir
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IMPORTANT MCQs LAKES OF INDIA
.Q1 The famous lagoon is located in Lake Chilka in which state
A.West Bengal
B.A.P.
C.Odisha
D.Tamil Nadu
Ans: Odisha
Q2 Which of the following is NOT true about Kolleru Lake?
(a) It a lake of fresh water.
(b) It is located in the Odisha
(c) It is associated with the Krishna and Godavari Rivers.
(d) Its surface area is 245 km square
ans – b
Q3 Which of the following is NOT matched correctly?
(a) Pulicat lake: Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharana Pratap Sagar lake: Himachal Pradesh
(c) Badkhal Lake: Haryana
(d) Tso Moriri lake: Nagaland
ans d
Q4 Where is Dal lake?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] None of these
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
Q5 Which of the following is CORRECT about Loktak Lake?
(a) It is in Mizoram state.
(b) It is a salt water lake.
(c) It is the largest fresh water lake in north eastern states of India
Its surface area is 587 Km square
Ans. (c)
6. Which of the following is not true about Pushkar Lake?
(a) It is in Rajasthan state.
(b) It is a natural lake.
(c) It belongs to Luni RIts surface area is 22 km square
Ans. (b)
7. Where is Dal lake?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Odisha
Ans. (c)
8. Which of the following is matched correctly?
(a) Chilka Lake : Andhra pradesh
(b) Vembanad Lake: Tamil Nadu
(c) Parichu Lake : Tibet
(d) Lonar Lake : Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (c)
9. Which of the following is the largest lake of Tibbet?
(a) Kokonoor
(b) Parichu lake
(c) Kolleru Lake
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
10.Which of the following is the largest fresh water lake of India?
(a) Pulicat lake
(b) Chilka lake
(c) Wular
(d) Vembanad
Ans. (c)
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