Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Jhelum River flows through and feeds Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir.
2.The Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake with its main channel flow.
3.The meandering of the Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake, an oxbow lake in Bihar.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Jhelum River flows into and out of Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, serving as its primary freshwater source.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Kolleru Lake is located between the Krishna and Godavari deltas, fed by seasonal streams like Budameru and Tammileru. Neither the main Krishna River nor the Godavari River directly feeds the lake.
- Statement 3 is correct: Kanwar Lake (Kabartal Ramsar site) in Bihar is Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake, formed by a abandoned meander loop of the Gandak River.
