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UPSC 1998: Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended silt. These islands are called
(a)Tipis
(b)Barkhans
(c)Phumdis
(d)Izba
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Phumdis
The floating masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter on Manipur’s Loktak Lake are locally called phumdis; villagers build huts on these buoyant islands. Terms like tipis, barkhans and izba refer to other unrelated structures or landforms. ([science.nasa.gov](https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/the-floating-islands-of-india-92090/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 65. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Water & Wetland Conservation.
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