Question

Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?
a: Dal
b: Chilika
c: Wular
d: Sambhar

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 Answer:

Option a: Dal lake is situated in Srinagar. This is the warm monomictic type of lake. Its average depth is 1.42 metres. This lake is frozen in the winter season. The ecosystem of this is rich in macrophytes and phytoplankton. This is a freshwater lake. It is not a salt water lake, hence it can not be the highest saline water lake. This is the incorrect answer.

Option b: Chilika lake is situated in Odisha. It is a lagoon with brackish water. It is located on the mouth of Daya river. It is a brackish water lake with the maximum depth of 4.2 meters. Chilika lake is not the highest saline water lake among all the given lakes. This is an incorrect answer.

Option c: Wular lake is considered as one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asian continent. This lake is provided with water from Jhelum river. It was created by tectonic activity. It is situated in Bandipur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Wular lake is not the highest saline water lake among all the given lakes. This is an incorrect answer.

Option d: Sambhar lake is situated 80 km away from Jaipur district of Rajasthan. This lake is the largest inland saline water lake. Sambhar lake is the highest saline water lake among all the given lakes. This is the correct answer.

Option d is the correct answer to this question because sambhar lake is the highest saline water lake among all the given lakes.

Note: There are six salt water lakes in our country namely pulicat lake, pangong lake, chilika lake, lonar crater lake, pachpadra lake and sambhar lake.