Q. Which of the following lakes of India are Lagoons? Chilka Lake Pulicat lake Wular Lake Koneru Lake Lonar Lake Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: Only 1, 2 & 4
Notes: Chilka Lake in Orissa is a Lagoon or swamp lake. Similar Lakes in Lagoon category are Pulicat Lake of Tamilnadu and Koneru Lake of Andhra Pradesh. The wular lake of Kasmir and other Himalayan lakes are known as wandering lakes.Lonar Lake which is located in Maharastra is a crater lake made by volcanic eruption, Nanital, Bhimtal, Samtal, Khurptal Punatal, these lakes which are located in Shivalik Hills are Glacier Lakes, Loktak lake is located in Manipur and is largest freshwater lake in northeastern India. Lake Pichola of Rajasthan located in Udaipur is a artificial fresh water lake. Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan located some 60-65 kms from Ajmer is largest Salt Lake in India.

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