Which of the following lakes of India is located in Jammu & Kashmir?

The correct answer is C) Anchar lake. It is a natural wetland in Srinagar, Kashmir valley, fed by springs and the Sukhnag stream, and it lies close to the Dal lake system. It is the only option here located in Jammu & Kashmir.

• A) Phuljhar lake is not a Kashmir lake; it lies outside J&K, so it is wrong.
• B) Koleru lake is in Andhra Pradesh, between the Godavari and Krishna deltas, and is among India's largest freshwater lakes.
• D) Hamirsar lake is a historic lake in Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, built in the Rao Hamirji era. The 'sar' suffix is common in Gujarat and Rajasthan, which misleads many aspirants.
• E) None of these is wrong because Anchar fits the condition.

The core concept is the geographical distribution of wetlands and lakes in India. For Mains, Kashmir's lakes (Wular, Dal, Anchar, Hokera) link directly to wetland conservation, the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017, and the drying and encroachment of urban lakes.

Trap: aspirants pick Dal lake as the default Srinagar lake, or are misled by a name's suffix or familiarity rather than checking the state.