Static GK for Competitive Exam Part 3 - Lakes in India

Topic: Lakes in India

Q1: Which pair of lake locations is given incorrectly?

• (A) Kolayat Lake is not in Jodhpur
• (B) Pushkar Lake is in Pushkar
• (C) Naini Lake is in Nainital
• (D) Dal Lake is in Srinagar

Answer: Option A - Kolayat Lake is not in Jodhpur; it is in Bikaner, Rajasthan.

Q2: In the Thar Desert, what are the lakes/depressions called that leave salt when dried up?

• (A) Tanks
• (B) Lagoons
• (C) Playas
• (D) Oasis

Answer: Option C - Playas (also called Dhand).

Q3: Which lake is situated on the border of India and China?

• (A) Chilika Lake
• (B) Pangong Lake.
• (C) Dal Lake
• (D) Wular Lake

Answer: Option B - Pangong Lake (in Ladakh).

Q4: Which is the largest saltwater lagoon/lake located on the Eastern coast of India?

• (A) Chilika Lake.
• (B) Pulicat Lake
• (C) Loktak Lake
• (D) Vembanad Lake

Answer: Option A - Chilika Lake.

Q5: Which is the world's largest basaltic impact crater lake found in India?

• (A) Lonar Lake
• (B) Gurudongmar Lake
• (C) Roopkund Lake
• (D) Tso Moriri

Answer: Option A - Lonar Lake (in Maharashtra).

Q6: Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

• (A) Loktak Lake
• (B) Dal Lake
• (C) Wular Lake.
• (D) Chilika Lake

Answer: Option C - Wular Lake.

Q7: What is the unique feature of Loktak Lake in Manipur?

• (A) It has a floating national park
• (B) It is the deepest lake
• (C) It has the highest salinity
• (D) It changes color seasonally

Answer: Option A - It has a floating national park (an area called Phumdi).

Q8: Where is Kolleru Lake located?

• (A) Karnataka
• (B) Andhra Pradesh.
• (C) Telangana
• (D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Option B - Andhra Pradesh.

Q9: Which lake is known as the "Queen of Lakes" (in Kerala and India)?

• (A) Ashtamudi Lake
• (B) Paravur Lake
• (C) Sasthamcotta Lake.
• (D) Vembanad Lake

Answer: Option C - Sasthamcotta Lake.

Q10: In which place do you find Badkhal Lake?

• (A) Faridabad, Haryana.
• (B) Gurugram
• (C) Panipat
• (D) Hisar

Answer: Option A - Faridabad, Haryana.

Q11: Kanwar Lake holds the title of the largest oxbow lake in India; in which state is it located?

• (A) Bihar.
• (B) Odisha
• (C) Uttar Pradesh
• (D) West Bengal

Answer: Option A - Bihar.

Q12: Which of these is a crater lake?

• (A) Chilika Lake
• (B) Wular Lake
• (C) Lonar Lake
• (D) Pulicat Lake

Answer: Option C - Lonar Lake, Maharashtra.

Q13: Which lake lies on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?

• (A) Pulicat Lake
• (B) Pulicat Lake.
• (C) Chilika Lake
• (D) Kolleru Lake

Answer: Option B - Pulicat Lake.

Q14: Where is Lake Pichola located?

• (A) Jodhpur
• (B) Udaipur, Rajasthan.
• (C) Jaipur
• (D) Ajmer

Answer: Option B - Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Q15: What is found inside Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan?

• (A) Algae
• (B) Freshwater
• (C) Salt
• (D) Sand dunes

Answer: Option C - Salt (It has the highest salinity).