LAKES
1996 I
1
Which one of the following is the largest brackish
water lake in India?
(a) Chilka (b) Panchabhadra (c) Sambhar (d)
Udaisagar
2002 II
1 The largest fresh water lake in the
world is
(a) Baikal (b) Mansarovar (c)
Michigan (d) Superior
2003 I
1 Which one of the following is the
deepest lake?
(a) Baikal (b) Balkash (c)
Tanganyka (d) Victoria
2 India’s largest inland lake is located
in the state of
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Assam (c)
Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa
2003 II
1 Consider the following lakes:
1 Lake Avernus 2 Lake Nyasa 3 Lake Toba
Which of these is/are caldera
lake(s)?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1
and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
2005 I
1 Consider the following:
I Chilka Lake II Pulicat Lake III
Vemband Lake
Which of the above is/are lagoons?
(a) I and II (b) II only (c) I
and III (d) I, II and III
2006 II
1 Match List I (Lakes) with List II
(States) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I List
II
A Chilka
Lake 1 Andhra Pradesh
B Kolleru
Lake 2 Kerala
C Sambhar
Lake 3 Orissa
D Vemband
Lake 4 Rajasthan
Codes: A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
2 Which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched?
Lake Location
(a) Superior US-Canada
(b) Baikal Russia
(c) Great
Bear Canada
(d) Great
Slave Russia
2009 I
1 Which one of the following lakes in
India has the highest water salinity?
(a) Dal (b) Chilka (c)
Wular (d) Sambhar
2015 II
1 Match List I (Lakes) with List II
(States) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I List
II
A Ashtamundi
Kayal 1 Residual (Sweet Water)
B Himayat
Sagar 2 Lagoon
C Dal
Lake 3 Glacial
D Tsomgo
Lake 4 Artificial (Sweet water)
Codes: A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2