Which of the following lakes is/are situated in Ladakh?
- 1. Tso Kar
- 2. Pangong Tso
- 3. Tsomgo
- 4. Tso Moriri
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1 only
2 and 3
1, 2 and 4
2 and 4 only
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UPSC CDS-2 – 2017
– Pangong Tso is a long, narrow, deep, endorheic (landlocked) lake situated at a height of about 4,225 meters (13,862 ft) in the Himalayas. It extends from India to China (Tibet Autonomous Region). A significant portion lies in Ladakh.
– Tso Moriri, also known as “Mountain Lake”, is a high-altitude lake in the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh. It is India’s largest high-altitude lake entirely within India.
– Tsomgo Lake (also known as Changu Lake) is located in the East Sikkim district of Sikkim, not Ladakh.