Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Water resources

Question:

Choose the states which have a good number of lagoons.

(A) Kerala
(B) Bihar
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (C) only

(B) and (D) only

(A), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(A), (C) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only

India has a vast coastline and the coast is very indented in some states. Due to this, a number of lagoons and lakes have formed. The States like Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal have vast surface water resources in these lagoons and lakes. Although, water is generally brackish in these water bodies, it is used for fishing and irrigating certain varieties of paddy crops, coconut, etc.