Name the largest salt lake of India ?
[A] Chilika Lake [B] Sambhar Lake [C] Wular Lake [D] Pushkar Lake
Answer : Option-A [Chilka Lake]
Chilka Lake is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest coastal lagoon in the world after The New Caledonian barrier reef in New Caledonia. Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon. It spread over Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It covering an area of over 1,100 kilometere square Chilka lake is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian sub-continent. The lake is home to a number of threatened species of plants and animals. The lagoon hosts over 160 species of birds in the peak migratory season.