Consider the following statements: 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. 2. Krishna River directly…

Consider the following statements: 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 given above are correct?
  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None

Solution

Per the official UPSC key, the answer is A. Statement 1 is correct (Jhelum flows through Wular). Statement 2 is incorrect (Kolleru is fed by Budameru and Tammileru). Statement 3 — Kanwar Lake is an ox-bow of the old Gandak channel; UPSC's official key counts only one statement as correct.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2023

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