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Place Lonar Lake
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2017–2021), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 4 years (2017–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → NDA 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2021
Which one of the following is a crater lake in India ?
- A Lonar Lake ✓
- B Sambhar Lake
- C Chilika Lake
- D Vembanad Lake
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2020
Which one of the following lakes in India has a large quantity of a substance found in the Moon?
- A Lonar Lake, Maharashtra ✓
- B Pangong Lake, Ladakh
- C Chilka Lake, Odisha
- D Loktak Lake, Manipur
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Geomorphology
CDS2019
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Type of Lake) | List II (Example) |
|---|
| A. Tectonic | 1. Lonar Lake |
| B. Crater | 2. Gangabal Lake |
| C. Glacial | 3. Purbasthali Lake |
| D. Fluvial | 4. Bhimtal Lake |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 ✓
- B A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
- C A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
- D A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Geomorphology
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