In this article, We would like to study about Lake in the World.
A Lake is nothing but a water body surrounded by Land. Out of the total land Available on the Earth, 4% of the Land surface is covered by Lakes.
There are millions of Lakes in the world but some of them are globally popular and important from an examination point of view, For example, the Caspian sea is the largest lake in the World located in central Asia.
Lake Victoria is the largest lake in the African continent and the origin of the world’s longest river Nile which has been the Lifeline of the civilization of Egypt. There are various lakes in the world that are famous for different reasons, So Let’s begin to practice MCQs on some World famous Lakes.
Lake in the world Table: 01
| S.N | Name of Lake | Continent | Country | Important Points |
| 1. | Caspian Sea | Europe and Asia | Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan | * World’s largest lake * World’s largest Inland Waterbody * World’s largest Saltwater lake |
| 2. | Lake Baikal | Asia | Russia, Siberia | * World’s largest freshwater lake by volume |
| 3. | Lake Superior | North America | USA and Canada | * World’s largest freshwater lake by area |
| 4. | Lake Vanda | Antarctica | * Most saline lake in the world | |
| 5. | Lake Titicaca | South America | Peru and Bolivia | * Highest lake in the world |
| 6. | Dead Sea | Asia | Israel, Palestine, and Jordan | * Lake with the lowest elevation |
| 7. | Lake Tanganyika | Africa | Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia | * World’s second freshwater lake by Volume |
| 8. | Wuler Lake | Asia | India(J&K) | * Largest freshwater lake in India |
| 9. | Pulicat Lake | Asia | India(Andhra Pradesh) | * Second largest brackish water lagoon in India |
| 10. | Chilika lake | Asia | India (Odisha) | * largest brackish water lagoon in India |
Lake in the world Table: 02
| S.N | Name of Lake | Continent | Country | Important Points |
| 11. | Lake Victoria | Africa | Burundi,Kenya, Rwanda,Tanzania, Uganda | *Nile River origin. *World’s second-largest lake by area *World’s largest tropical lake. *Largest lake of Africa continent by area. |
| 12. | Dal Lake | Asia | India(in J&K) | *Also known as Lake of flower Jewel in the crown of Kashmir Srinagar’s Jewel |
| 13. | Tsomgo Chho | Asia | India(in Sikkim) | * Colour of lake changes with season. |
| 14. | Lake Onega | Europe | Russia | *Second largest lake in Europe |
| 15. | Lake Ladoga | Europe | Russia,Finland | *largest lake in Europe |
| 16. | Vembanad Lake | Asia | India(in Kerala) | *Longest lake of India (96.5km) |
| 17. | Lake Turkana | Africa | Kenya, Ethiopia,South Sudan | *World’s largest permanent desert lake *World’s largest Alkaline lake |
| 18. | Loktak Lake | Asia | India(in Manipur) | *Largest freshwater lake of India. *Keibul Lamjao National park ,the world’s only floating national park located here. |
| 19. | Lake Nicaragua | North America | Nicaragua | *Largest lake in central America |
| 20. | Great Bear Lake | North America | Canada | *Largest lake of Canada which is entirely located in Canada. |
Lake in the world Table: 03
| S.N | Name of Lake | Continent | Country | Important Points |
| 21. | Mussoorie Lake | Asia | India (Uttarakhand) | |
| 22. | Madambakkam Lake | Asia | India (Tamil Nadu) | |
| 23. | Kolleru Lake | Asia | Andhra Pradesh | Wetland site of India |
| 24. | Siling Lake | Asia | India (Odisha) | Wetland site of India |
Lets Practise MCQs Lake in the World
1- The largest saltwater Lake in the world is…?
a) Caspian sea
b) Lake Titicaca
c) Lake Superior
d) Dead sea
Answer : a) Caspian sea
2- The largest lake in the world is…?
a) Dead Sea
b) Lake Superior
c) Lake Tanganyika
d) Caspian sea
Answer : d) Caspian sea
3- By Volume, which of the following is the largest freshwater Lake in the world?
a) Lake Baikal
b) Lake Victoria
c) Dead Sea
d) Vanda Lake
Answer : a) Lake Baikal
4- By area, Which of the following is the largest freshwater Lake in the world?
a) Dead Sea
b) Lake Titicaca
c) Lake Superior
d) Lake Victoria
Answer : c) Lake Superior
5- The most saline lake in the world is…?
a) Lake Vanda
b) chilka Lake
c) Dead sea
d) Lake Superior
Answer : a) Lake Vanda
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6- The highest lake in the world is…?
a) Lake Superior
b) Lake Vanda
c) Caspian sea
d) Lake Titicaca
Answer : d) Lake Titicaca
7- Which of the following is the lake with the lowest elevation?
a) Lake Titicaca
b) Dead Sea
c) Lake Victoria
d) Lake Baikal
Answer : b) Dead Sea
8- The deepest lake in the world is…?
a) Lake Baikal
b) Lake Victoria
c) Caspian sea
d) Lake Assal
Answer : a) Lake Baikal
9- Caspian sea located in which continent?
a) Asia
b) Europe
c) Australia
d) North America
Answer : a) Asia
10- Titicaca lake is located in which continent?
a) North America
b) South America
c) Asia
d) Europe
Answer : b) South America