Multiple choice

Which is the India's largest lake?

  1. Nainital

  2. Sambhar

  3. Pulicat

  4. Chilka
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Explanation

Chilka Lake (Chilika Lake) in Odisha is India's largest lagoon and one of the largest coastal lagoons in the world, covering about 1,100 square kilometers. It is a Ramsar Convention wetland site and important bird habitat. Other options: Nainital and Sambhar are much smaller freshwater/salt lakes, while Pulicat is India's second-largest lagoon on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra border.

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