Which one of the following is a crater lake in India ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Lonar Lake” option2=”Sambhar Lake” option3=”Chilika Lake” option4=”Vembanad Lake” correct=”option1″]

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2021

Lonar Lake is a crater lake in India.

Lonar Lake in Maharashtra is an impact crater lake, formed by a meteorite impact event. It is one of the four known hypervelocity impact craters on Earth in basaltic rock.

Sambhar Lake is a large inland salt lake formed in a depression. Chilika Lake is a large brackish water lagoon on the east coast. Vembanad Lake is a large lagoon system in Kerala. None of these three are crater lakes. Lonar Lake is the only one among the options that fits the description of a crater lake.

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