Question

Which lake in India has a very high amount of salinity?
A) Sambhar (Rajasthan)
B) Wular (Jammu and Kashmir)
C) Chilka (Odisha)
D) Pulicat (Tamil Nadu)

Answer 1

Hint: Salinity is the amount of salt in the water or in the body of the water. This lake was created in the 6th century by the Goddess Shakambari. This lake's salt supply was worked by the Mughal Dynasty.

Complete answer:
Option A) Sambhar (Rajasthan) – Sambhar Salt Lake is considered as the largest lake in India. It is situated in east-central Rajasthan, west of Jaipur.The salt of the lake from the distance looks like a bed of snow. On the lake’s eastern shore salt-evaporation pans and refining works are located. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Wular (Jammu and Kashmir) – Wular lake is considered as the largest freshwater lake in Asia. This lake is situated in Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Chilka (Odisha) – Chilika is a brackish water lagoon. Brackish water is saline water as compared to the freshwater but not as salty as the seawater (basically a combination of freshwater and seawater). Chilka is situated in the districts of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam in the state of Odisha in eastern India. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Pulicat (Tamil Nadu) – Pulicat is considered as the second largest brack water or brackish water after Chilka lake. This lake not only yields salt but also prawns. Pulicat lake lies in the Coromandel Coast in South India. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is (Option A).

Note: Pulicat and Sambhar both are saline lakes. But the quantity of salinity in Sambhar is more than the salinity of Pulicat.
Sambhar Salt Lake is considered as the largest inland lake in India or considered the high amount of salinity. Sambhar lake is about 233 sq Km. This lake is known to have high reserves of salt in its bottom layer.