GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
A
Sambhar
B
Dal
C
Chilka
D
Wolar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Apart from Sambhar lake, the other salt water lakes in India are listed below: Pangong Tso Lake. Chilika Lake.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sambhar lake is the largest inland salt lake of India located 96 km southwest of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The 5700 square km lake is surrounded by Sambhar Lake Town. The source of water for the lake are rivers viz. Medtha, Mantha, Rupangarh, Samaod, Khari and Khandela.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of saline lakes include, at the lower end, salt lakes in Antarctica, the Caspian Sea, which borders five countries and has a salinity slightly less than that of seawater, and the Salton Sea in California.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sambhar Salt Lake, ephemeral salt lake, the largest lake in India, situated in east-central Rajasthan state, west of Jaipur.

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