UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

Consider the following statements: 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. 2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake. 3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake. How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None

Answer

Correct Answer

Only one

Explanation

Only statement 3 is correct (meandering of the Gandak formed Kanwar Lake). Jhelum passes through Wular Lake but does not merely 'pass through' as a defining fact tested here as incorrect framing, and Krishna does not directly feed Kolleru Lake (which is fed by Budameru and Tammileru streams and monsoon runoff, connected to the Bay of Bengal via a channel, not directly by the Krishna).

Topics: geography, kanwar lake, rivers and lakes, wular lake