CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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? [CDS 2005]
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1 and 2
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2 only
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1 and 3
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1, 2 and 3
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chilika Lake, Pulicat Lake and Vembanad Lake all three are lagoons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chilika Lake is called a lagoon because it is a shallow body of brackish water separated from a larger body of water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chilika Lake is a brackish water lake and a shallow lagoon with estuarine character spread across the districts of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam in the state of Odisha in eastern India. Fed by 52 rivers and rivulets, the waterspread area of Chilika varies between 900 to 1165 sq. km.
Detailed explanation-4: -Famous lagoons in India are Pulicat, Chilka, Vembanad, etc are.
Detailed explanation-5: -India’s most famous lagoon lake is Chilika lake. It is a brackish water lagoon and is spread over the following districts of Odisha: Puri, Khurda and Ganjam.