Q. Consider the following statements regarding the South Lhonak Lake:
1.It is located in Arunachal Pradesh.
2.It is a glacial lake.
3.Brahmaputra River basin is fed by the waters of the lake.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 3 are incorrect. South Lhonak Lake is located in the far northwestern region of Sikkim, India, at an altitude of approximately 5,200 meters above sea level. The waters from South Lhonak Lake flow into the Teesta River basin, not the Brahmaputra River basin.
Statement 2 is correct. South Lhonak Lake is a glacial-moraine-dammed lake, formed by the melting of the South Lhonak Glacier. It is one of the fastest-expanding glacial lakes in the Sikkim Himalayas.
Source: The Hindu
