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    Question

    The highest Lake of India

    is?
    A Chilka Lake Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Gurudongmar Lake Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Devtal Lake Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Dal Lake Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Gurudongmar Lake, is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of 17,800 ft (5,430 m) in Sikkim. It is a lake which is considered sacred by both Buddhists and Sikhs. The lake is named after Guru Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, founder of Tibetan Buddhism who visited the lake in the 8th century. Cholamoo lake is one of the 2nd highest lakes in India, located at an altitude of 5,330 m (17,490 ft). It is situated in North Sikkim, India, only some 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the Chinese border. Joseph Dalton Hooker referred to the lake as Cholamoo lake. Its name is also spelled Chho Lhamo[4] and Cholamu lake. Chilika Lake  is the largest brackish water lake with estuarine character that sprawls along the east coast of India. It is considered to be the largest lagoon in India and counted amongst the largest lagoons in the world Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is an urban lake, which is the second largest in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the "Lake of Flowers",

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