Chilika, the largest brackish water lagoon in India, lies on the coast of which state?
- A.Andhra Pradesh
- B.Odisha
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Kerala
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Odisha. Chilika lies on the eastern coastal plain south of the Mahanadi delta, separated from the Bay of Bengal by a long sandbar, and it is the largest brackish water lagoon in the country and a Ramsar wetland famous for migratory birds and the Irrawaddy dolphin.
Option A, Andhra Pradesh, has the Kolleru freshwater lake and shares Pulicat lake with Tamil Nadu, but not Chilika. Option C, Tamil Nadu, holds the southern part of Pulicat, the second largest brackish lagoon, which is the usual distractor here. Option D, Kerala, has the backwater lagoons of the western coast, of which Vembanad is the longest lake in India, but these are on the other side of the peninsula and are formed by a submerged coast rather than by a sandbar on an emergent one.
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