IAS 2019 PRELIMS- Q.371- FRAMED FROM THE HINDU -MAY 2018

IAS 2019 PRELIMS- Q.371- FRAMED FROM THE HINDU -MAY 2018

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FRAMED FROM MAJID HUSSAIN'S INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Q.371 Consider the following :

1. Jai Samand Lake     :        Largest Artificial lake

2. Pulicat lake               :        Has a largest number of islands within

3. Vembanad lake        :        Largest Kayals

Which among the above is/are correctly matched ?

A) Only 2

B) 1 & 3

C) 2 & 3

D) 1,2,3

Ans. B

Explanation :

1.Kolleru lake has the largest number of islands within. Kolleru lake is formed between deltas of Godavari

& Krishna rivers.

Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh and forms

the largest shallow freshwater[3] lake in Asia, 15 kilometers away from the city of Eluru. Kolleru is

located between Krishna and Godavari deltas.[4] Kolleru spans into two districts - Krishna and West

Godavari. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and Tammilerustreams, and is

connected to the Krishna and Godavari irrigation systems by over 67 major and minor irrigation canals.

This lake is a major tourist attraction. Many birds migrate here in winter, such as Siberian crane, ibis,

and painted storks. The lake was an important habitat for an estimated 20 million resident and migratory

birds, including the grey or spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis). The lake was declared as a

wildlife sanctuary in November 1999 under India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and designated a

wetland of international importance in November 2002 under the international Ramsar Convention. The

wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 308 km2.

Egrets, grey herons, painted storks and black-headed ibises gathering in thousands at Kolleru Lake,

Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kolleru Lake under Ramsar Convention (allowing local communities (Here: Vaddi Community) to continue their

occupation of culture fish and caught fish) covers 90,100 hectares (222,600 acres) and Kolleru Lake under

Wildlife Sanctuary covers 166,000 acres (67,200 ha)

2.Pulicat lake :

Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake. Pulicat Lagoon

is considered to be the second largest brackish water body in India measuring 759* km2. The Lagoon is

one the three important wetlands to attract North-East Monsoon rain clouds during October to December

season to Tamil Nadu. The lagoon comprises the following regions, which adds up 759 km2 according to

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department*: 1) Pulicat Lake (Tamil Nadu-TN & Andhra Pradesh-AP) 2) Marshy/Wetland

Land Region (AP) 3) Venadu Reserve Forest (AP) 4) Pernadu Reserve Forest (AP) The lagoon was cut across

in the middle the Sriharikota Link Road, which divided the water body into lake and marshy land. The

lake encompasses the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary. The barrier island of Sriharikota separates the lake

from the Bay of Bengal and is home to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.[1] Major part of the lake comes

under Nellore district of Andhra pradesh.

3. Vembanad lake:

Vembanad (Vembanad Kayal or Vembanad Kol) is the longest lake in India,[1] and the largest lake in the

state of Kerala. Spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Vembanadu Lake in

Kottayam, Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad and Kochi Lake in Kochi. Several groups of small islands including

Vypin, Mulavukad, Vallarpadam, Willingdon Island are located in the Kochi Lake portion. Kochi Port is

built around the Willingdon Island and the Vallarpadam island.

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted in a portion of the lake. High levels of pollution have been

noticed at certain hotspots of the Vembanad backwaters. Government of India has identified the Vembanad

wetland under National Wetlands Conservation Programme.

4. Jai Samand Lake:

Dhebar Lake (also known as Jaisamand Lake) is India's second-largest artificial lake, after Govind

Ballabh Pant Sagar.[1] It is located in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan State in western India.

It has an area of 87 km2 (34 sq mi) when full, and was created in the 17th century, when Rana Jai Singh

of Udaipur built a marble dam across the Gomati River. It is about 45.0 km (28.0 mi) from the district

headquarters of Udaipur. When first built, it was the largest artificial lake in the world. The

surrounding Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary around Dhebar Lake can be reached by the state highway to

Banswara from Udaipur. It is about 27.0 km (16.8 mi) from Parsad (A village on National Highway No. 8).

 Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary protects about 162.0 square kilometres (16,200 ha), mostly teakforest, on

the shores of Dhebar Lake. The lake has three islands measuring from 10 to 40 acres

(40,000 to 162,000 m2) each. The Dhebar Lake Marble Dam is 300.0 m (984.3 ft) long and is a part of

the "Heritage Monuments of India". The dam also has the Hawa Mahal Palace, winter Capital of the

erstwhile Maharanas of Mewar.