State-wise Notes Important Lakes in India PDF for Competitive Exams
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State-wise Important Lakes in India
| State | Lake(s) |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Kolleru Lake, Pulicat Lake |
| Assam | Chandubi Lake, Chapanala Lake, Haflong Lake, Son Beel Lake |
| Bihar | Kanwar Lake |
| Gujarat | Hamirsar Lake, Kankaria Lake, Lakhota Lake, Sursagar Lake, Thol Lake, Vastrapur Lake |
| Himachal Pradesh | Brighu Lake, Dashair Lake, Dhankar Lake, Kareri Lake, Kumarwah Lake, Khajjiar Lake, Macchial Lake, Manimahesh Lake, Nako Lake, Pandoh Lake, Prashar Lake, Renuka Lake, Rewalsar Lake, Seruvalsar Lake |
| Haryana | Badkhal Lake, Beauty Lake, Blue Bird Lake, Brahma Sarovar, Karna Lake, Sannihit Sarovar, Surajkund, Tilyar Lake |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Dal Lake, Manasbal Lake, Mansar Lake, Pangong Tso, Sheshnag Lake, Tso Moriri, Wular Lake |
| Karnataka | Agara Lake, Bellandur Lake, Hebbal Lake, Kempambudhi Lake, Lalbagh Lake, Ulsoor Lake, Dalavai Lake, Devanoor Lake, Karanji Lake, Kukkarahalli Lake, Lingambudhi Lake, Pampa Sarovar |
| Kerala | Ashtamudi Lake, Kuttanad Lake, Maanaanchira (Kozhikode), Manakody Kayal, Padinjarechira (Thrissur), Paravur Kayal, Punnamada Lake, Shasthamkotta Lake, Vadakkechira (Thrissur), Vanchikulam (Thrissur), Vellayani Lake, Vembanad Lake |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhoj Wetland, Lower Lake, Moti Lake, Sarangpani Lake, Shahpura Lake, Tawa Reservoir, Upper Lake |
| Meghalaya | Umiam Lake |
| Manipur | Loktak Lake |
| Mizoram | Palak Dil, Tam Dil |
| Maharashtra | Gorewada Lake, Khindsi Lake, Lonar Lake, Mehrun Lake, Pashan Lake, Powai Lake, Rankala Lake, Salim Ali Lake, Shivsagar Lake, Talao Pali, Upvan Lake, Venna Lake |
| Odisha | Anshupa Lake, Chilika Lake, Kanjia Lake |
| Punjab | Harike Lake, Kanjli Lake, Ropar Lake |
| West Bengal | East Calcutta Wetlands, Jore Pokhri, Mirik Lake, Rabindra Sarobar, Rasikbil, Santragachhi Lake, Senchal Lake |
| Rajasthan | Ana Sagar Lake, Balsamand Lake, Dhebar Lake, Jaisamand Lake, Man Sagar (Jal Mahal) Lake, Kaylana Lake, Nakki Lake, Pushkar Lake, Rajsamand Lake, Ramgarh Lake, Talwara Lake, Sambhar Salt Lake, Fateh Sagar Lake, Rangsagar Lake, Uday Sagar Lake |
| Sikkim | Gurudongmar Lake, Khecheopalri Lake, Tsongmo Lake, Cholamu Lake |
| Telangana | Alwal Cheruvu Lake, Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake), Himayat Sagar, Hussain Sagar, Osman Sagar, Safilguda Lake, Saroornagar Lake, Shamirpet Lake |
| Tamil Nadu | Berijam Lake, Chembarambakkam Lake, Kaliveli Lake, Kaveripakkam Lake, Kodaikanal Lake, Ooty Lake, Perumal Eri, Red Hills Lake, Sholavaram Lake, Singanallur Lake, Veeranam Lake |
| Uttar Pradesh | Amakhera Lake, Barua Sagar Tal, Belasagar Lake, Bhadi Tal, Chando Tal Lake, Keetham Lake, Nachan Tal, Ramgarh Tal Lake |
| Uttarakhand | Bhimtal Lake, Dodital, Nainital Lake, Naukuchiatal Lake, Sat Tal, Roopkund (Skeleton Lake) |
Top 50 MCQ for SSC CGL, CHSL & MTS , WBCS & NTPC RRB Exams
Q1. Which of the following lakes is NOT located in the state of Kerala? (RRB NTPC CBT-II | 14/06/2022 | Shift-2)
(a) Ashtamudi Lake
(b) Perumka Lake
(c) Vembanad Lake
(d) Sasthamcotta Lake
Answer: (b) Perumka Lake ✅
Q2. Which of the following lakes is a brackish water lake? (RRB NTPC CBT-II | 12/06/2022 | Shift-1)
(a) Pulicat Lake
(b) Dal Lake
(c) Loktak Lake
(d) Wular Lake
✅ Answer: (a) Pulicat Lake
📝 Info: Pulicat Lake is India’s second largest brackish water lagoon, located on the Andhra Pradesh–Tamil Nadu coast.
Q3. Phumdis (floating islands) are the unique feature of which lake? (RRB NTPC CBT-II | 14/06/2022 | Shift-1)
(a) Chilika Lake
(b) Sambhar Lake
(c) Loktak Lake
(d) Pangong Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Loktak Lake
📝 Info: Loktak Lake (Manipur) is famous for Phumdis and the Keibul Lamjao National Park.
Q4. Pangong Tso Lake is the water body shared by India and which country? (RRB NTPC CBT-II | 16/06/2022 | Shift-3)
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Nepal
✅ Answer: (a) China
📝 Info: About ⅔ of Pangong Tso lies in China (Tibet region).
Q5. Which of the following is the largest artificial freshwater lake in India? (RRB NTPC CBT-I | 07/03/2021 | Evening)
(a) Shivaji Sagar Lake
(b) Kolleru Lake
(c) Kodai Lake
(d) Nainital Lake
✅ Answer: (a) Shivaji Sagar Lake
📝 Info: Formed by the Koyna Dam in Maharashtra.
Q6. India’s largest delta is the: (RRB NTPC CBT-I | 22/02/2021 | Evening)
(a) Thar Desert Region
(b) Krishna Delta
(c) Ganga Delta
(d) Mahanadi Delta
✅ Answer: (c) Ganga Delta
📝 Info: Also called the Sundarbans Delta, the largest delta in the world.
Q7. Which one of the following is the largest natural freshwater lake in India? (RRB NTPC CBT-I | 13/03/2021 | Evening)
(a) Bhimtal
(b) Wular Lake
(c) Barapani Lake
(d) Loktak Lake
✅ Answer: (b) Wular Lake
📝 Info: Located in Jammu & Kashmir, fed by the Jhelum River.
Q8. What is the name of the only lake formed by a meteorite in India? (RRB NTPC CBT-I | 11/03/2021 | Evening)
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Wular Lake
(c) Lonar Lake
(d) Bhimtal Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Lonar Lake
📝 Info: Located in Maharashtra, formed by a meteor impact.
Q9. Tsomgo (Changu) Lake is located in which Indian state? (RRB NTPC CBT-I | 05/04/2021 | Evening)
(a) Bihar
(b) Sikkim
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Goa
✅ Answer: (b) Sikkim
📝 Info: A glacial lake near Nathu La Pass.
Q10. Chilika Lake is famous for which of the following birds/animals? (RRB NTPC CBT-I | 24/07/2021 | Evening)
(a) Rhinoceros
(b) Musk Deer
(c) Penguins
(d) Flamingos
✅ Answer: (d) Flamingos
📝 Info: Chilika Lake is Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon and a major bird sanctuary.
Q11. Select the odd one out among the following saltwater lakes based on formation. (SSC MTS | 09/10/2024 | 3rd Shift)
(a) Pulicat Lake
(b) Kolleru Lake
(c) Chilika Lake
(d) Sambhar Lake
✅ Answer: (b) Kolleru Lake
📝 Info: Kolleru is a freshwater lake, while the others are salt/brackish water lakes.
Q12. Chilika Lake is located to the south of which river delta? (SSC ISL | 09/07/2024 | 3rd Shift)
(a) Mahanadi Delta
(b) Narmada Delta
(c) Godavari Delta
(d) Cauvery Delta
✅ Answer: (a) Mahanadi Delta
📝 Info: Chilika Lake lies along the Odisha coast, south of the Mahanadi delta.
Q13. In which direction is Chilika Lake located with respect to the Mahanadi Delta? (SSC CHSL | 03/07/2024 | 4th Shift)
(a) North-East
(b) North-West
(c) South-West
(d) South-East
✅ Answer: (d) South-East
📝 Info: Chilika Lake opens into the Bay of Bengal on the south-eastern side.
Q14. Which river flows into Wular Lake in the north and then flows out near Baramulla? (SSC CPO | 28/06/2024 | 1st Shift)
(a) Beas
(b) Sutlej
(c) Jhelum
(d) Ravi
✅ Answer: (c) Jhelum River
📝 Info: Wular Lake acts as a natural flood basin of the Jhelum.
Q15. The drainage pattern formed when rivers flow from all directions into a lake (like Loktak Lake) is called: (SSC CPO | 05/10/2023 | Afternoon)
(a) Radial
(b) Centripetal
(c) Dendritic
(d) Trellis
✅ Answer: (b) Centripetal
📝 Info: Rivers converge toward a central depression or lake.
Q16. Which of the following is NOT a freshwater lake in India? (SSC CGL | 18/07/2023 | 3rd Shift)
(a) Pulicat Lake
(b) Loktak Lake
(c) Bhimtal Lake
(d) Nainital Lake
✅ Answer: (a) Pulicat Lake
📝 Info: Pulicat is a brackish water lagoon.
Q17. Which of the following lakes is the longest lake in India? (SSC GL | 09/03/2023 | 2nd Shift)
(a) Banded Lake
(b) Kanjia Lake
(c) Ansupa Lake
(d) Wular Lake
✅ Answer: (d) Wular Lake
📝 Info: Wular is also the largest natural freshwater lake in India.
Q18. Which saltwater lake lies west of Lake Mansarovar and south of Mount Kailash in Tibet? (Graduate Level | 30/06/2023 | Shift-1)
(a) Yamdrok Tso
(b) Rawok Lake
(c) Rakshastal Lake
(d) Basum Tso
✅ Answer: (c) Rakshastal Lake
📝 Info: Rakshastal is a saline lake near Mansarovar.
Q19. Which lake connects the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad? (SSC CHSL | 20/03/2023 | 2nd Shift)
(a) Kanwar Lake
(b) Salim Ali Lake
(c) Hussain Sagar Lake
(d) Periyar Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Hussain Sagar Lake
📝 Info: Built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah.
Q20. Which Indian lake is the result of tectonic activity? (SSC | 07/07/2022 | Morning)
(a) Wular Lake
(b) Barapani Lake
(c) Dal Lake
(d) Loktak Lake
✅ Answer: (a) Wular Lake
📝 Info: Formed due to tectonic movements in Kashmir Valley.
Q21. Tsomgo (Changu) Lake is a glacial lake located in which state? (SSC MTS | 25/07/2022 | Evening)
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Punjab
(c) Sikkim
(d) Gujarat
✅ Answer: (c) Sikkim
📝 Info: Located near Nathu La Pass.
Q22. Pushkar Lake is situated in which district of Rajasthan? (SSC MTS | 14/07/2022 | Evening)
(a) Jaipur
(b) Ajmer
(c) Bikaner
(d) Alwar
✅ Answer: (b) Ajmer
📝 Info: One of the most sacred lakes for Hindus.
Q23. In which Indian state is Belushi Lake located? (SSC MTS | 26/10/2021 | Evening)
(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
✅ Answer: (d) Maharashtra
Q24. Suryadhar Lake is located in which Indian state? (SSC CHSL | 04/08/2021 | Evening)
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Meghalaya
✅ Answer: (c) Uttarakhand
Q25. In which state is Anchor Lake located? (SSC CGL | 16/08/2021 | Evening)
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Assam
(c) Bihar
(d) Meghalaya
✅ Answer: (a) Jammu & Kashmir
Q26. Which of the following has the highest salinity? (SSC CGL | 10/09/2024 | 2nd Shift)
(a) Great Salt Lake
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Dead Sea
(d) Red Sea
✅ Answer: (c) Dead Sea
📝 Info: Salinity ~34%, highest in the world.
Q27. Which is the largest lagoon lake on the east coast of India?
(a) Pulicat Lake
(b) Chilika Lake
(c) Kolleru Lake
(d) Kaliveli Lake
✅ Answer: (b) Chilika Lake
📝 Info: Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon.
Q28. Which pair of Lake–State is correctly matched?
(a) Loktak – Manipur
(b) Uday Sagar – Madhya Pradesh
(c) Didwana – Haryana
(d) Kolleru – Telangana
✅ Answer: (a) Loktak – Manipur
Q29. Largest saline water lake in India is:
(a) Chilika
(b) Sambhar
(c) Dal
(d) Wular
✅ Answer: (b) Sambhar Lake
📝 Info: Located in Rajasthan, inland salt lake.
Q30. Which lake is shared by two Indian states?
(a) Chilika
(b) Kolleru
(c) Lonar
(d) Pulicat
✅ Answer: (d) Pulicat Lake
📝 Info: Shared by Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Q31. Which of the following lakes of Rajasthan is NOT covered under the National Lake Conservation Programme (NLCP)?
(a) Fateh Sagar Lake
(b) Nakki Lake
(c) Swaroop Sagar Lake
(d) Ana Sagar Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Swaroop Sagar Lake
📝 Info: Fateh Sagar, Nakki, and Ana Sagar are NLCP lakes of Rajasthan.
Q32. In which state of India is Wular Lake situated?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
✅ Answer: (d) Jammu & Kashmir
📝 Info: Wular Lake lies in the Kashmir Valley.
Q33. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Vembanad – Kerala
(b) Dal – Kashmir
(c) Pulicat – Andhra Pradesh
(d) Chilika – West Bengal
✅ Answer: (d) Chilika – West Bengal
📝 Info: Chilika Lake is located in Odisha.
Q34. Which of the following Lake–Location pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Kanjia – Madhya Pradesh
(b) Nakki – Gujarat
(c) Kolleru – Andhra Pradesh
(d) Pulicat – Kerala
✅ Answer: (c) Kolleru – Andhra Pradesh
📝 Info: Kolleru lies between Krishna and Godavari deltas.
Q35. Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
(a) Kodaikanal Lake (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) Nainital Lake (Uttarakhand)
(d) Renuka Lake (Himachal Pradesh)
✅ Answer: (a) Kodaikanal Lake
📝 Info: Kodaikanal Lake was man-made in 1863.
Q36. Which of the following lakes of India is located in Assam?
(a) Hamirsar Lake
(b) Kolleru Lake
(c) Salim Ali Lake
(d) Chapanala Lake
✅ Answer: (d) Chapanala Lake
📝 Info: Chapanala Lake is located in Assam.
Q37. The snow-covered Ghepan (Ghepang) Lake is located in:
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
✅ Answer: (b) Himachal Pradesh
📝 Info: Ghepan Lake is a glacial lake in Lahaul–Spiti.
Q38. Which one of the following is called the “Mystery Lake”?
(a) Jor Pokhri Lake
(b) Dodital Lake
(c) Roopkund Lake
(d) Red Hills Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Roopkund Lake
📝 Info: Famous for ancient human skeletons.
Q39. Vembanad Lake is located in:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu
✅ Answer: (b) Kerala
📝 Info: Longest lake in India.
Q40. Which one of the following is NOT a lagoon?
(a) Ashtamudi Lake
(b) Chilika Lake
(c) Periyar Lake
(d) Pulicat Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Periyar Lake
📝 Info: Periyar is a reservoir, not a lagoon.
Q41. Chilika Lake is situated on the:
(a) Karnataka Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Konkan Coast
(d) Northern Circars Coast
✅ Answer: (d) Northern Circars Coast
📝 Info: Along the Odisha coast.
Q42. Which of the following is the largest man-made lake in India?
(a) Dhebar (Jaisamand) Lake
(b) Rajsamand Lake
(c) Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar
(d) Maharana Pratap Sagar
✅ Answer: (c) Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar
📝 Info: Also called Rihand Reservoir.
Q43. Which is the highest lake in India?
(a) Wular Lake
(b) Chilika Lake
(c) Gurudongmar Lake
(d) Kolleru Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Gurudongmar Lake
📝 Info: Located in Sikkim at ~17,800 ft.
Q44. Which lake burst and caused flooding in the Teesta River in 2023?
(a) Pangong Tso
(b) Gurudongmar Lake
(c) South Lhonak Lake
(d) Roopkund Lake
✅ Answer: (c) South Lhonak Lake
📝 Info: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) event.
Q45. Which of the following is a characteristic of the Epilimnion?
(a) Top layer of lake
(b) Bottom layer of lake
(c) Middle layer of pond
(d) Bottom layer of river
✅ Answer: (a) Top layer of lake
📝 Info: Warm, oxygen-rich layer.
Q46. Which of the following is a lake of Hyderabad?
(a) Periyar
(b) Salim Ali
(c) Kanwar
(d) Himayat Sagar
✅ Answer: (d) Himayat Sagar
📝 Info: One of Hyderabad’s main water reservoirs.
Q47. Which lake is famous for the Nehru Trophy Boat Race?
(a) Vembanad Lake
(b) Punnamada Lake
(c) Ashtamudi Lake
(d) Sasthamcotta Lake
✅ Answer: (b) Punnamada Lake
📝 Info: A part of Vembanad Lake system.
Q48. Avian Botulism disease is associated with which lake?
(a) Lonar Lake
(b) Dal Lake
(c) Sambhar Lake
(d) Chilika Lake
✅ Answer: (c) Sambhar Lake
📝 Info: Disease affected migratory birds.
Q49. Nakki Lake is located in which state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Ladakh
✅ Answer: (a) Rajasthan
📝 Info: Located at Mount Abu.
Q50. How was Nainital Lake formed?
(a) Man-made
(b) Lagoon
(c) Tectonic
(d) Meteor
✅ Answer: (c) Tectonic lake
📝 Info: Formed due to tectonic movements.
