Rani told her friends that last year she did boating in four different

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?

[amp_mcq option1=”Manipur, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tamil Nadu” option2=”Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu” option3=”Mizoram, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu” option4=”Mizoram, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu” correct=”option2″]

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The correct answer is B) Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. The lakes mentioned are located in the following states: Loktak Lake in Manipur, Barapani Lake (Umiam Lake) in Meghalaya, Kolleru Lake in Andhra Pradesh, and Pulicat Lake in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Therefore, the states visited are Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.

– Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in North East India, famous for the floating phumdis, located in Manipur.
– Barapani Lake, also known as Umiam Lake, is a reservoir in Meghalaya.
– Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India, located between the Krishna and Godavari deltas in Andhra Pradesh.
– Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, situated on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (mostly in Andhra Pradesh).

Knowing the locations of major lakes and geographical features is important for general knowledge and geography sections of competitive exams. The states listed in other options do not correspond correctly to the locations of all four lakes.

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