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General Knowledge :: Indian Rivers,Lakes and Water

  1. The Study of Lakes is called

  2. A.

     Limnology

    B.

     Potomology

    C.

     Topology

    D.

     Hydrology


  3. Which is called the "Lake District of India"?

  4. A.

     Nainital

    B.

     Shimla

    C.

     Sikkim

    D.

     Matheran


  5. The ________ Lake of India has very high salinity.

  6. A.

     Sambhar (Rajasthan)

    B.

     Wular (Jammu & Kashmir)

    C.

     Chilka (Odisha)

    D.

     Pulicut (Tamil Nadu)


  7. The biggest lake in India is ________

  8. A.

     Dal Lake

    B.

     Chilka Lake

    C.

     Wular Lake

    D.

     Sambhar Lake


  9. Consider the following:
    1. Chilika Lake
    2. Pulicat Lake
    3. Vembanad Lake
    Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?

  10. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     2 only

    C.

     1 and 3

    D.

     1, 2 and 3


  11. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity?

  12. A.

     Dal

    B.

     Chilka

    C.

     Wular

    D.

     Sambhar


  13. Where is Lonar Lake situated?

  14. A.

     Tamil Nadu

    B.

     Kerala

    C.

     Maharashtra

    D.

     Gujarat


  15. Loktak Lake, a big lake of North East India, is located in

  16. A.

     Assam

    B.

     Arunachal Pradesh

    C.

     Manipur

    D.

     Tripura


  17. The famous Naini lake is in

  18. A.

     Nainital

    B.

     Mussorie

    C.

     Rishikesh

    D.

     Pushkar


  19. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of

  20. A.

     Damodar Valley Project

    B.

     Chambal Project

    C.

     Tehri Dam

    D.

     Kosi Project