Lakes are vital ecosystems, offering freshwater, supporting biodiversity, and contributing to local economies. For students preparing for exams, understanding the geography of lakes in India and worldwide is essential. India is home to numerous lakes, from Himalayan high-altitude lakes to vast ones in the plains, while the world offers remarkable lakes with unique features and global importance. This blog post focuses on multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to famous lakes, helping you test and strengthen your knowledge. Prepare effectively for your exams by mastering key facts about the lakes of India and the world with these informative MCQs.
MCQs on Lakes
Q1. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
a) Wular Lake
b) Chilka Lake
c) Sambhar Lake
d) Lonar Lake
Option : A
- Wular Lake is a lake located in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir state. It is the largest freshwater lake in India. It comes in the course of river Jhelum and Jhelum also pours water into it.
- Other lake of Jammu and Kashmir
👉 - Dal Lake – (located in Srinagar, it is
called the jewel of Srinagar.) - Sheshnag Lake
- Wular Lake
- Manasbal Lake
- Verinag Lake
Q2. Where is Roopkund lake situated?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Sikkim
Option : B
- Roopkund (Skeleton Lake) is a snow lake located in the
Chamoli district of India, Uttarakhand, which is famous for more than five hundred human skeletons found on its banks.
- Other lake of Uttarakhand
- Nainital
- Sattal lake
- Khurpa Tal Lake
- Mala Tal lake
- Devtal Lake
Q3. Which is the largest salt water lake in India?
a) Wular Lake
b) Chilka Lake
c) Sambhar Lake
d) Lonar Lake
Option : B
It is the largest lagoon lake in India. It is a salt water lake. Chilka was included in the Ramsar wetland list in 1981.
Q4. In which state is Suraj Tal Lake located?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option : A
Ramgarh Tal is a huge pond (Taal) located inside the Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh.
Suraj Tal Lake Chandratal Lake is located in Himachal Pradesh.
Q5. In which state is the Sambhar Lake located?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option : C
Sambhar Lake is the largest brackish water lake in the state of Rajasthan and the second largest (the first is Chilka Lake, Odisha) in the country.
- Other lake of Rajasthan 👉
- Nakki Lake
- Didwana Lake
- Jaisamand Lake
- Rajsamand Lake
- Fatehsagar Lake
- Sambhar lake
Q6. In which state is the Lonar Lake located?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttarakhand
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option : A
Lonar Lake is a salt water lake located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra. It was formed due to a meteorite hitting the Earth.
Q7. Which is the longest lake in India?
a) Wular Lake
b) Vembanad Lake
c) Sambhar Lake
d) Lonar Lake
Option : B
Ashtamudi Lake & Periyar Lake.
Vembanad Lake is located in the Kottayam district of Kerala. It is the largest lake of Kerala and the longest lake in the country.
Q8. Pulicat Lake is located in which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option : A
Kolleru Lake is also located in Andhra Pradesh.
Pulicat Lake is located on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 96% of this lake comes under Andhra Pradesh and 4% under Tamil Nadu.
This lake is located near Satish Dhawan Satellite Launch Center.
Q9. In which state Loktak Lake is located?
a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) Mizoram
d) Nagaland
Option : B
Loktak Lake is located in Manipur, it is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. The world’s only floating national park Kabul Lamjao National Park is located on this lake. Which is famous for Dancing deer.
Q10. Where is the largest artificial lake of India located?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option : D
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar
Lake: Uttar Pradesh
Q11. In which state is Hussain Sagar Lake located?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option : B
Hussain Sagar Lake is a heart shaped lake located in Hyderabad, Telangana.
This lake is fed by the Musi River and is an artificial lake.
Q12. In which state is the Cholamu Lake (Tso Lhamol Lake) located?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Haryana
d) Sikkim
Option : D
The highest lake in India is located in
Sikkim – Cholamu Lake (Tso Lhamol Lake). Its height is 5330 m.
Q13. Where is Pangong Lake (Pangongtso) located?
a) Ladakh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Sikkim
Option : A
Pangong Lake (Pangongtso) is located in Ladakh. This lake is a disputed lake between India and China. Telecom company Reliance Jio has started 4G voice and data services in Spangmik village located on Pangong Lake in Ladakh. Jio has become the first telecom operator to provide 4G mobile connectivity around Pangong Lake.
Q14. Where is Damdama Lake located?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Haryana
d) Sikkim
Option : C
Damda reservoir in Gurugram district in the Indian state of Haryana. Damdama Lake is a small lake in Haryana and was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rain water harvesting in 1947.
Q15. Which is the world’s largest lake?
a) Baikal lake
b) Caspian Sea
c) Van Lake
d) Victoria Lake
Option : B
The largest salt water lake in the world in terms of area and volume is the Caspian Sea lake. It is also the largest lake in Asia, it is bordered by 5 countries Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran.
Q16. Which is the deepest lake in the world?
a) Baikal lake
b) Caspian Sea
c) Van Lake
d) Victoria Lake
Option : A
It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest lake. It is located in the Siberia region of Russia.
It is called the pearl of Siberia.
Q17. In which continent is the longest lake in the world located?
a) Africa continent
b) Europe continent
c) Asia Continent
d) North America continent
Option : A
Lake Tanganyika is one of the Great African Lakes. In terms of volume and depth, it is the second largest freshwater lake in the world after Russia’s Lake Baikal. It is also the longest lake in the world. Its maximum length is 673 km. Its area is divided into four countries – Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Zambia.
Q18. In which country is the world’s most saline country located?
a) Russia
b) Turkey
c) Egypt
d) France
Option : B
World’s most salty lake, Van Lake is in Turkey. Which has a salinity of 333%.
Q19. In which country is the Aral Sea Lake located?
a) Kazakhstan
b) Turkmenistan
c) Iran
d) Russia
Option : A
The Aral Sea Lake is located in Central Asia between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Due to its large size, it is called ‘Sagar’. Presently it is 90% dry.
Q20. In which country is five flower lake located?
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) China
d) Uzbekistan
Option : C
Q21. In which continent is the Ladoga Lake located?
a) Asia continent
b) Europe continent
c) South America continent
d) Africa continent
Option : B
- Ladoga Lakes is the largest lake entirely located in Europe, the second largest in Russia after Baikal, and the 14th largest freshwater lake in the world.
- Finland is called the country of lakes and Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland.
Q22. In which continent is Lake Titicaca located?
a) Asia continent
b) Europe continent
c) South America continent
d) Africa continent
Option : C
Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Its
altitude is 3812 meters above sea level. In terms of water volume, this lake is the largest lake in South America. It is the highest boating lake in the world.
Q23. In which country is Maracaibo Lake located?
a) Bolivia
b) Peru
c) Chili
d) Venezuela
Option : D
- Maracaibo Lake is located in Venezuela, in the South American continent. Petrol reserves are found here.
Q24. In which continent is Lake Victoria located?
a) Asia continent
b) Europe continent
c) South America continent
d) Africa continent
Option : D
Victoria Lake- It is the largest lake on the African continent, covering an area of 68,800 square kilometers. This lake is surrounded by three countries which include Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Q25. In which continent is the Great Lakes region located?
a) Asia continent
b) North America continent
c) South America continent
d) Africa continent
Option : B
On the border of the United States of America and Canada on the North American continent, a group of 5 Lakes is located, which is called the Great Lakes Area. It includes Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, in order from west to east.
Q.X. Where is Pangong Lake (Pangongtso) located?
a) Ladakh
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Uttarakhand
d) Himachal Pradesh
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