CDS Questions on Lakes of India and the World

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CDS 2015-II

1. Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List-I (Lake)List-II (Type)
A. Ashtamudi Kayal1. Residual (sweet water)
B. Himayat Sagar2. Lagoon
C. Dal Lake3. Glacial
D. Tsomgo Lake4. Artificial (sweet water)

Code :

  1. A – 2; B – 4; C – 1; D - 3
  2. A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D - 3
  3. A – 3; B – 1; C – 4; D - 2
  4. A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D - 2

CDS 2016-II

2. Which one of the following pairs of lakes is connected by Soo Canal?

  1. Superior and Michigan
  2. Superior and Huron
  3. Huron and Ontario
  4. Huron and Erie

CDS 2017-I

3. In which of the following states is Loktak Lake situated?

  1. Sikkim
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Manipur
  4. Meghalaya

CDS 2017-II

4. Which of the following lakes is/are situated in Ladakh?

  1. Tso Kar
  2. Pangong So
  3. Tsomgo
  4. Tso Moriri

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 4
  4. 2 and 4 only

5. Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List-I (Lake)List-II (Type of Lake)
A. Bhimtal1. Lagoon
B. Ashtamudi2. Landslide
C. Gohna3. Tectonic
D. Lonar4. Crater

Code :

  1. A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D - 4
  2. A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D - 4
  3. A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D - 3
  4. A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D - 3

CDS 2019-I

6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I
(Type of Lake)
List II
(Example)
A. Tectonic1. Lonar Lake
B. Crater2. Gangabal Lake
C. Glacial3. Purbasthali Lake
D. Fluvial4. Bhimtal Lake

Code:

  1. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3
  2. A - 4; B - 2; C - 1; D - 3
  3. A - 3; B - 1; C - 2; D - 4
  4. A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4

CDS 2019-II

7. Which one of the following is the largest fresh water lake in India?

  1. Chilika
  2. Loktak
  3. Dal
  4. Wular

CDS 2020-II

8. Which one of the following lakes in India has a large quantity of a substance found in the Moon?

  1. Lonar Lake, Maharashtra
  2. Pangong Lake, Ladakh
  3. Chilika Lake, Odisha
  4. Loktak Lake, Manipur

9. The Panchmuli Lake is situated near

  1. Statue of Equality
  2. Thiruvalluvar Statue
  3. Dhyan Buddha Statue
  4. Statue of Unity

10. Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List-I (Lake)List-II (State)
A. Kaliveli1. Sikkim
B. Khajjiar2. Kerala
C. Khecheopalri3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Vembanad4. Tamil Nadu

Code :

  1. A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D - 4
  2. A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D - 4
  3. A – 4; B – 1; C – 3; D - 2
  4. A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D - 2

CDS 2022-II

11. In which one fo the folowing States/UT, is the Lake Tsomgo located?

  1. Ladakh
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Sikkim
  4. Uttarakhand

CDS 2023-I

12. Rani told her friends that last year she did boating in four different lakes, namely, Loktak, Barapani, Kolleru and Pulicat. Which of the following States did she visit?

  1. Manipur, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  2. Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  3. Mizoram, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  4. Mizoram, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

CDS 2023-II

13. Which one of the following forms of settlement develops around a lake?

  1. Linear
  2. Cross-shaped
  3. Circular
  4. Square