Q74 · UPPSC Prelims 2021 · Set D · General Studies

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Largest saline water lake in India is

A Chilka
B Sambhar
C Lonar
D Wullar

Correct answer: (b) Sambhar

Explanation

  1. A

    Chilka

    Chilka (Chilika) is India’s largest coastal lagoon and a famous brackish-water wetland in Odisha. It is not classed as the largest inland saline lake in the sense this question keys. This option is not the key.

  2. B

    Sambhar

    Sambhar is the official key as the largest saline water lake in India. It is an inland salt lake in Rajasthan, used for salt production and recognised as a major saline wetland. Among the four names, Sambhar is the largest inland saline lake, so (b) is correct.

  3. C

    Lonar

    Lonar is a crater lake in Maharashtra, saline to alkaline, but far smaller than Sambhar. This option is therefore wrong.

  4. D

    Wullar

    Wullar (Wular) in Jammu and Kashmir is among India’s largest freshwater lakes, not a saline lake. This option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) Sambhar. Sambhar in Rajasthan is India’s largest inland saline lake. Chilika is a vast brackish lagoon, Lonar a small crater lake, and Wular a freshwater lake. The question’s stored key treats Sambhar as the largest saline water lake. Only (b) is correct.