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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 33

Which is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake, located in Bihar?

  1. Kanwar Lake
  2. Anupam Lake
  3. Kusheshwar Lake
  4. Ghogha Lake
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (A) Kanwar Lake

Explanation

Kabartal/Kanwar Lake in Begusarai was declared a Ramsar site in 2020.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: Kanwar Lake (Begusarai) is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake and Bihar's first Ramsar site.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: a small lake in Kaimur.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: a wetland in Darbhanga.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the largest.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.