Consider the following : 1. Sambhar lake is a salt lake. 2. Chilka lake is a freshwater lake. 3. Vembanad lake is a backwater lake. Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following : 1. Sambhar lake is a salt lake. 2. Chilka lake is a freshwater lake. 3. Vembanad lake is a backwater lake. Which of the above is/are correct? Correct Answer 1 and 3

The correct answer is 1 and 3.

Key Points

  • The Sambhar Salt Lake is India's largest inland salt lake which is a bowl-shaped lake in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
    • It is not part of the Ganga river basin area.
    • It is geographically a separate land-locked river basin.
    • It is India's largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan's salt production.
    • The circumference of the lake is 96 km, surrounded on all sides by the Aravali hills.
    • Sambhar has been designated as a Ramsar site.
    • The specialized algae and bacteria growing in the lake provide striking watercolors.
  • Vembanad lake is a backwater lake in Kerala.
    • Vembanad Wetland is spread over the districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Thrissur of Kerala.
    • It is the longest water body in the country and the largest in the state.
    • Five rivers originating in the Western Ghats drain into this water body.
    • The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the east coast of the wetland.

Additional Information 

  • Chilka Lake is the largest saltwater lake in India.
    • It is located in Odisha.
    • Chilka is at the mouth of the Daya river.
    • It is one of the tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites in India.
    • Designated the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar convention in 1981.
    • The only lake in India included in ‘Destination Flyways’ by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

Related Questions

The following are the conditions for selecting list of a suitable candidates to be called for interview after the written test for the recruitment is conducted/ organized for management-level persons of a multi-national company. For providing accounting services and sales the candidates must (a) be holding a graduation in basic science with 65% or above or B. E degree with 55% and above marks (b) have passed the written test with 70% or above marks (c) the age must be in the group 25 to 30 years as on 1/4/18 (d) have experience in an accounting firms for three years and diploma in accounting with 60% or above marks (e) be presently drawing CTC of 6 Lakhs per annum and above In case the applicant who satisfies all other terms above except 1) at (a) above, then be referred as Junior Accountant 2) at (d) & (e) above then be referred as Trainee-Accountant Satisfying all the above with experience of 5 years then be referred as senior-Accountant Satisfying all the above criteria (a-e) with CA/ ICWA / MBA (Finance) then be refereed as manager (Accounts) Read all the above information and answer the following question Shravani has passed H. SC with 72% of marks. She has done diploma in accountancy with 62% of marks. She was working with an organization in the field of accounting in the field of accounting from 4 years and was drawing CTC of 6.5 Lakhs presently. She is 28yrs as on July 2018. She may referred for the position of:
The following are the conditions for selecting list of a suitable candidates to be called for interview after the written test for the recruitment is conducted/ organized for management-level persons of a multi-national company. For providing accounting services and sales the candidate must (a) be holding a graduation in basic science with 65% or above or B.E degree with 55% and above marks (b) have passed the written test with 70% or above marks (c) the age must be in the group 25 to 30 yrs as on 1/4/18 (d) have experience in an accounting firms for three yrs and diploma in accounting with 60% or above marks (e) be presently drawing CTC of 6 Lakhs per annum and above In case the applicant who satisfies all other terms above except 1) at (a) above, then be referred as Junior Accountant 2) at (d) & (e) above then be referred as Trainee-Accountant Satisfying all the above with experience of 5 yrs then be referred as senior-Accountant Satisfying all the above criteria (a-e) with CA/ ICWA/ MBA (Finance) then be refereed as manager (Accounts) Read all the above information and answer the following question: Radha Mohan has done her graduation in physics with 58% of marks. She has passed the written examination with 76% of marks. She is 27 yrs as on June 2018. She has the experience in the accounting company for four years with salary of 7 Lakhs per annum. She also has passed diploma in accounting with 61% of marks. She may be referred for the position of: