UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 76
Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert ?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B (Lake Faguibine)
Explanation: Lake Faguibine, in northern Mali, underwent severe desiccation and became a dry, desertified basin after loss of inflows.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-Lake Victoria is a large active East African lake, not a dried West African lake.
B. Correct-Lake Faguibine in Mali largely dried up and turned into a desert-like basin.
C. Incorrect-Lake Oguta is a lake in Nigeria and does not fit the documented Faguibine drying crisis.
D. Incorrect-Lake Volta is Ghana’s major artificial reservoir and remains a large waterbody.