Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Naini lake is located in Himachal Pradesh.
2.Naini lake is a natural, kidney-shaped lake.
3.Naini lake is a type of oxbow lake.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 3 are incorrect. Naini Lake is situated in Nainital, a town in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India. Naini Lake is a natural freshwater lake of tectonic origin, formed due to geological activities such as tectonic movements and subsidence that created a depression, which later filled with water from rain and streams.
Statement 2 is correct. Naini Lake is a natural freshwater lake of tectonic origin and has a crescent or kidney-like shape.
Source: Forum IAS
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