'Loktak' is a .

Question

'Loktak' is a .

1. A. Valley
2. B. Lake (Correct answer)
3. C. River
4. D. Mountain series

Correct Answer

Option B — Lake

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Lake.

Key Points

• Loktak is the largest freshwater lake in North-East India, situated near Moirang in Manipur.
• It is famous for the phumdis — floating masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter at various stages of decomposition — that give the lake its unique appearance.
• The largest single phumdi forms the Keibul Lamjao National Park, the only floating national park in the world.
• It is the last natural refuge of the endangered Sangai, the brow-antlered deer or 'dancing deer', which is the state animal of Manipur.
• Loktak was designated a Ramsar site in 1990, and was later placed on the Montreux Record — the register of Ramsar wetlands facing ecological change — owing to problems caused by the Ithai barrage, siltation and pollution.

Exam Tip

• revise India's major lakes by type — freshwater (Wular, Loktak), saltwater (Sambhar, Chilika), lagoon (Chilika, Vembanad) and crater (Lonar).

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

'लोकतक' एक ........ है।

1. A. घाटी
2. B. झील
3. C. नदी
4. D. पर्वत श्रंखला