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 Core Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Major Lakes of India.
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21QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (15)
- 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
Sample questions (12 of 21)
Dal Lake is in which city?
Srinagar, J&K
Dal Lake is famous for which form of tourism?
Shikara boats + houseboats + floating gardens (Rad)
Wular Lake holds what distinction among Indian freshwater lakes?
Largest freshwater lake in India by area (~125-200 sq km depending on season)
Wular Lake is also a Ramsar Site. Year of designation?
1990
Wular Lake is fed by which river?
Jhelum
Pangong Tso lies on which international border?
India + China (LAC) — ~⅓ in India, ⅔ in Tibet
Nainital is what type of lake?
Kidney-shaped natural freshwater glacial lake in the Kumaon foothills
Bhimtal is named after which Mahabharata figure?
Bhima — eldest of the Pandava brothers
Lake Pichola is in which Rajasthan city?
Udaipur
Which palace sits in the middle of Lake Pichola?
Lake Palace (Jag Niwas) — now a Taj hotel
Fateh Sagar Lake was built by which Maharana?
Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar — late 19th century
Hussain Sagar is in which city?
Hyderabad — built 1563 by Hussain Shah Wali
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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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