Correct answer: (b) Chilka
Explanation
- A
Pulicat
Pulicat Lake on the Andhra–Tamil Nadu coast is a large lagoon, but it is smaller than Chilika and is not keyed as the largest here.
- B
Chilka
Chilika (Chilka) on the Odisha coast is India’s largest brackish lagoon. That is the official key.
- C
Kulleru
Kolleru (the paper’s ‘Kulleru’) in Andhra Pradesh is a freshwater lake between the Godavari and Krishna deltas, not a coastal lagoon of this rank.
- D
Kilivali
Kaliveli (Kilivali) in Tamil Nadu is a much smaller wetland/lagoon and not the largest on the east coast.
Summary. Official key is (b) Chilka. Chilika is a Ramsar site and a classic east-coast lagoon behind a sand spit, famous for Irrawaddy dolphins and migratory birds. Pulicat is second among large lagoons; Kolleru is inland freshwater. Honour the stored letter (b).
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