Question

Which is the largest lake in the world?
 (A) Caspian Sea (C.I.S., Iran)
 (B) Lake Huron (Canada, U.S.)
 (C) Nyanza (Tanzania - Kenya)
 (D) Lake Superior (U.S.A., Canada)

Answer 1

Hint: Lake Superior is considered as the first largest lake that consists of freshwater. The largest lake in the world lies between Europe and Asia. It is also known by the name of Mazandaran Sea.

Complete answer:
 The Caspian Sea is the largest water body in the world. Geographically, it falls between Europe and Asia. It lies in the east of Caucasus, looking to the west zone, it is west to the broad steppe of Central Asia. It is located in the Southern side of the plains of Southern Russia. The Iranian Plateau of Western Asia is in the North of Caspian Sea. The Sea covers an area of 3,71,000 km² and it occupies a large volume of about 78,200km³. The water level of the Caspian Sea often falls and rises many times in a year.
The Caspian Sea shares its coastlines with these five countries: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan. The area around the Sea is rich in mineral wealth. A number of oil refineries and supplies for natural gas are also located here. Wild animals like Asian Cheetah, Persian leopard, tiger and lion are mostly found here.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: The Caspian Sea is flowing continuously from the last 11 million years ago. The Sea is connected with many other main lakes or oceans which are Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and also from the world Ocean. The Caspian Sea is sometimes also referred to as Caspian Lake because it resembles property similar to both sea and lake.