2nd Class EVS Our Environment Lakes

       The Lakes

They are the water bodies of relatively fresh or salt water. They are inland and not the part of the ocean.. Lakes are both natural and man-made. For example, Dal lake, Wular lake, Mansarovar lake, Hussain Sagar lake etc. are some of the famous lakes of India.

Look at the following picture of Mansarovar lake:

     Which one of the following is true?

(a) Lake is the name of a fruit

(b) Lake is not a source of water

(c) Lake is the source of water  

(d) Lake is found on the sky

Answer: (c)

Explanation 

Lake is the source of water. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.

      What kind of water is found in lakes?

(a) Only fresh

(b) Only salt

(c) Fresh or salt

(d) Lake are waterless

Answer: (c)

Explanation 

Lakes are the source of fresh or salt water. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.