Question

Loktak lake is located in the state of ________.
a: Mizoram
b: Manipur
c: Meghalaya
d: Maharashtra

Answer 1

Hint: A water body which is surrounded by land, is called a lake. There are various types of lakes in the world namely aeolian lake, solution lake, landslide lake, tectonic lake,volcanic lake, organic lake.

Complete Step by Step Answer:

Option a: Palak Dil (Swallowing lake) is the largest lake in the northeastern state of Mizoram. This lake is located near phura village in the district of Saiha. The catchment area of this lake is 18.5 sq km and the surface area of this lake is 1.5 sq km. Loktak lake is not located in the state of Mizoram. This is the incorrect answer to this question.

Option b: Loktak lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. This lake is located in the northeastern state of Manipur. The catchment area of this lake is 980 sq km and the surface area of this lake is 287 sq km. Loktak lake is located in the state of Manipur. This is the correct answer to this question.

Option c: Umiam lake is located in the northeastern state of Meghalaya of India. The catchment area of this lake is 220 sq km. Loktak lake is located in the state of Meghalaya. This is the incorrect answer to this question.

Option d: Lonar lake is located in the state of Maharashtra. This is a salt lake. This lake is also known as lonar crater. The surface area of this lake is 1.13 sq km and the maximum depth of this lake is 1830 m. Loktak lake is located in the state of Maharashtra. This is the incorrect answer to this question.

Option b is the correct answer to this question because Loktak lake is located in the state of Manipur.

Note: Loktak lake is the largest freshwater lake of India. This lake is famous for Phumdis which float over it. The meaning of lok is ‘stream’ and the meaning of tak is ‘the end’.