Question

Which of the following is the largest brackish water lake in Asia?
1. Loktak
2. Pulicat
3. Wular
4. Chilika

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Chilika

The correct answer is Chilika.

• Chilika is the largest brackish water lake in Asia.
  • It is Asia’s largest and the world’s second-largest lagoon.
  • It spreads over the Puri, Khurda, and Ganjam districts of Odisha on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River.
  • It flows into the Bay of Bengal.
  • In 1981, it was designated the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

• Loktak Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in India. It is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it.
• Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India. It is along the Coromandel Coast.
• Wular Lake is sited in Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River.