Question

Consider the following :

1. Sambhar lake is a salt lake.

2. Chilka lake is a freshwater lake.

3. Vembanad lake is a backwater lake.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 3
3. All the above
4. 3 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1 and 3

The correct answer is 1 and 3.

• The Sambhar Salt Lake is India's largest inland salt lake which is a bowl-shaped lake in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
  • It is not part of the Ganga river basin area.
  • It is geographically a separate land-locked river basin.
  • It is India's largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan's salt production.
  • The circumference of the lake is 96 km, surrounded on all sides by the Aravali hills.
  • Sambhar has been designated as a Ramsar site.
  • The specialized algae and bacteria growing in the lake provide striking watercolors.
• Vembanad lake is a backwater lake in Kerala.
  • Vembanad Wetland is spread over the districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Thrissur of Kerala.
  • It is the longest water body in the country and the largest in the state.
  • Five rivers originating in the Western Ghats drain into this water body.
  • The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the east coast of the wetland.

 

• Chilka Lake is the largest saltwater lake in India.
  • It is located in Odisha.
  • Chilka is at the mouth of the Daya river.
  • It is one of the tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites in India.
  • Designated the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar convention in 1981.
  • The only lake in India included in ‘Destination Flyways’ by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).