Consider the following statements:

Question

1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.

2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake.

3. Meandering of the Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.

How many of the statements above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Answer 1

Answer:(b) Only two

Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. It flows through Srinagar and Wular Lake before entering Pakistan-administered Kashmir through a deep narrow gorge.

Kolleru Lake is located in Eluru district. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru streams, and is connected to the Krishna and Godavari irrigation systems by over 67 major and minor irrigation canals. 

Kanwar jheel, as it is locally called, is located 22 km north-west of Begusarai Town in Manjhaul. It is a residual oxbow lake, formed due to meandering of Burhi Gandak river, a tributary of Ganga, in the geological past.