Question

Sambhar Lake is found in -
A. Gujarat
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
E. Kashmir

Answer 1

Hint: Sambhar Salt Lake is India's major saline lake and is the basis of most of the state’s salt production. It creates 196,000 tonnes of clean salt annually, which is around 9% of India's salt production. Salt is formed by the evaporation of brine and is mainly managed by the government-owned company - Sambhar Salts Ltd. (SSL). SSL owns 3% of the eastern lake.

Complete answer: Sambhar Lake collects water from five rivers: Medtha, Samaod, Mantha, Rupangarh, Khari, and Khandela. The lake is a broad saline wetland, with water height fluctuating from as few as sixty centimeters during the dry season to around three meters at the ending of the monsoon season.
The lake overlaps Nagaur and Jaipur districts and borders on the Ajmer district. The perimeter of the lake is 96 km, and it is enclosed by the Aravali hills on every side.
It is located in the city of Jaipur, state Rajasthan. Therefore, the city is also called Salt Lake City. The water in the lake comes from the various rivers.
Dal, Kolleru, kankaria, shahpura is one of the major lakes found in Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
So, the correct answer is “Option D”.

Note:
Sambhar has been allocated as a Ramsar site (recognized wetland of international importance) because the wetland is a chief wintering area for tens of thousands of pink flamingos and various species of birds that migrate from northern Asia and Siberia. The specific algae and bacteria growing in the lake offer remarkable watercolors. It also sustains the lake ecology that eventually sustains the migrating waterfall. There is wildlife in the close forests, where Nilgai moves freely along with deer and foxes.