indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

1. Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India and is famous for the phumdis floating over it. Keibul Lamjao is the only floating national park in the world. It is located near Moirang in Manipur state, India.

2. Pulicat Lake formerly Pralaya Kaveri is the second largest brackish water lake or lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake. It straddles the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states with over 97% of it in Andhra Pradesh and 3% in Tamil Nadu situated on the Coromandal Coast in South India

3. Lonar Lake is a saline soda lake located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India, which was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch and it is the only known hyper velocity impact crater in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth.

4. Wular Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandipora district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), having its headquarters at Kolkata, is a statutory body created under the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. It operates several power stations in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand.

The corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stations under the Union Ministry of Power.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)