Loktak Lake is famous for which special ecological feature?

Phumdi floating islands

Loktak Lake in Manipur is especially famous for phumdis, floating masses made from intertwined living and decaying vegetation, soil, and other organic material. Therefore, option C is correct. Phumdis are not ordinary islands of solid rock; they are buoyant ecological formations that can support plants, animals, and, in some places, human activity. Their presence gives Loktak a distinctive wetland character and makes it internationally notable. Saline marshes are associated with salt-rich wetlands, coral reefs develop mainly in warm shallow marine waters, and sand dunes are wind-shaped accumulations of sand. None of those features identifies Loktak as precisely as phumdi floating islands. The key concept is the lake’s characteristic floating wetland ecosystem.

This is a Class 10 General Knowledge question. Chapter: Indian Geography. Topic: Rivers and Lakes of India.