UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · MAJOR LAKES OF INDIA
Lakes of India ⭕
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Major Lakes of India.
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Key locations covered (62)
- Dal Lake — Jammu & Kashmir
- Wular Lake — Jammu & Kashmir
- Pangong Tso — Ladakh
- Nainital Lake — Uttarakhand
- Bhimtal — Uttarakhand
- Lake Pichola — Rajasthan
- Fateh Sagar Lake — Rajasthan
- Hussain Sagar — Telangana
- Loktak Lake — Manipur
- Ooty Lake — Tamil Nadu
- Chembarambakkam Lake — Tamil Nadu
- Sukhna Lake — Chandigarh
- Powai Lake — Maharashtra
- Dhebar Lake (Jaisamand) — Rajasthan
- Kodaikanal Lake — Tamil Nadu
- Ulsoor Lake — Karnataka
- Bellandur Lake — Karnataka
- Bhadra Reservoir — Karnataka
- Khadakwasla Reservoir — Maharashtra
- Pawna Lake — Maharashtra
- Upper Lake (Bada Talab), Bhopal — Madhya Pradesh
- Pulicat Lake (Andhra side) — Andhra Pradesh
- Kolavai Lake — Tamil Nadu
- Dipor Bil (Lake) — Assam
- Anchar Lake — Jammu & Kashmir
- Rajsamand Lake — Rajasthan
- Tsomgo (Changu) Lake — Sikkim
- Brahmaputra-Lohit confluence — Arunachal Pradesh
- Tilaiya Reservoir — Jharkhand
- Rabindra Sarobar (Dhakuria Lakes) — West Bengal
- Chilika Lake (India's largest brackish-water lagoon) — Odisha
- Sambhar Salt Lake (India's largest inland saline lake) — Rajasthan
- Kolleru Lake (largest freshwater lake of AP) — Andhra Pradesh
- Vembanad Lake (India's longest lake; Ashtamudi sister) — Kerala
- Ashtamudi Lake (eight-armed) — Kerala
- Sasthamcotta Lake (largest freshwater lake of Kerala) — Kerala
- Bhojtal (Upper Lake, Bhopal) — man-made by Raja Bhoja — Madhya Pradesh
- Chandra Tal — Himachal Pradesh
- Rewalsar (Tso Pema) — Himachal Pradesh
- Renuka Lake — Himachal Pradesh
- Tso Moriri — Ladakh
- Tso Kar — Ladakh
- Hokera Wetland — Jammu & Kashmir
- Surinsar–Mansar Lakes — Jammu & Kashmir
- Keoladeo Ghana (Bharatpur) — Rajasthan
- Nal Sarovar — Gujarat
- Thol Lake — Gujarat
- Pong Reservoir (Maharana Pratap Sagar) — Himachal Pradesh
- Harike Wetland — Punjab
- Kanjli Wetland — Punjab
- Ropar Wetland — Punjab
- Sultanpur National Park — Haryana
- Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Deepor Beel (atlas: Dipor Bil refresh) — Assam
- Keibul Lamjao (only floating national park) — Manipur
- Pala Wetland (Palak Dil) — Mizoram
- Rudrasagar Lake — Tripura
- Kabartal (Kanwar) Lake — Bihar
- Lonar Crater Lake — Maharashtra
- Nandur Madhmeshwar Wetland — Maharashtra
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Sample questions (12 of 307)
Dal Lake is in which city?
Srinagar, J&K
Dal Lake is famous for which form of tourism?
Shikara boats + houseboats + floating gardens (Rad)
Dal Lake area?
About 18 sq km (urban lake of Srinagar)
Dal Lake famous shikara market?
Floating vegetable market (early morning)
Dal Lake is fed by?
Telbal nallah / Dachigam stream
Dal Lake faces threat from?
Encroachment, pollution, weed (azolla)
Dal Lake is divided into how many basins?
Four — Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal and Nagin.
Char Chinar island is in which lake?
Dal Lake — planted by Mughal emperors with four chinar trees.
Dal Lake is famous for its houseboat tourism called what?
Shikara / Doonga houseboats
Dal Lake's principal four basins are Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal and which?
Nagin (Nageen) Lake
What is the type and origin of Dal Lake?
Dal Lake is classified as a tectonic-origin (post-glacial); structurally a tectonic basin.
Why is Dal Lake ecologically/culturally significant?
Iconic urban lake of Srinagar (~22 km²); houseboat (shikara + doonga) economy; floating gardens (rad) producing vegetables; cultural symbol of Kashmir tourism; historic Mughal gardens (Nishat, Shalimar) on its banks.
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Major Lakes of India. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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