Consider the following statements: 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.

 Consider the following statements:


1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.

2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake

3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.


How many of the statements given above are correct?


(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Upsc pre 2023



Answer - A


Analysis 

Difficult, Current affair 


Explanation 

Tip 

UPSC ask about lakes which are news especially due to negative reasons.


Wular Lake is in Jammu and Kashmir which is fed by River Jhelum. So, 1 is true.


Kolleru Lake is in Andhra Pradesh  is a natural eutrophic lake, situated between the two major river basins of the Godavari and

the Krishna, fed by two seasonal rivers Budameru and Tamleru.


Kanwar lake is a dying lake in Bihar. 

It is Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake, 

It is a residual oxbow lake, formed due to the meandering of the Burhi Gandak river, a tributary of Ganga.


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Wular Lake is Asia's 2nd largest fresh-water lake, situated on the foothills of Haramuk Mountain.


What Eutrophic lake?


lake which has lost so much of its dissolved oxygen that normal aquatic life begins to die off. 


it happens when a water body is "fed" too many nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen.


What are oxbow lakes?

They are the remains of the bend in the river.




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