Multiple choice

Which of the following sets of lakes is of tectonic origin?

  1. Chand, Biwa and Sambar

  2. Ladoga, Onega, and Superior

  3. Baikal, Tanganyika and Rudolf

  4. China, Pulicat, and Dal
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Explanation

One of the significant lake-forming force is movement of the tectonic plates that form the Earth's crust. When adjacent plates separate at fault lines, the steep, narrow gap between them can result in the formation of a graben. Some of the largest, deepest, and oldest lakes on Earth are graben lakes. Perhaps the most famous graben lakes are Lake Baikal, Lake Tanganyika and Rudolf.

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