{"id":28394,"date":"2024-02-20T07:18:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=28394"},"modified":"2024-02-20T07:18:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:18:44","slug":"upsc-prelims-2022-question-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2022-question-23\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2022 &#8211; Question 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc610f303fc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc610f303fc\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2022-question-23\/#Q23_Which_one_of_the_following_lakes_of_West_Africa_has_become_dry_and_turned_into_a_desert\" title=\"Q23. Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?\">Q23. Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q23_Which_one_of_the_following_lakes_of_West_Africa_has_become_dry_and_turned_into_a_desert\"><\/span>Q23. Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Lake Victoria<br>b) Lake Faguibine<br>c) Lake Oguta<br>d) Lake Volta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer &#8211; B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lake Faguibine in northern Mali is dry and has been since the 1970s. The lake was once one of the largest in West Africa and used to be fed by annual flooding from the Niger River The Lake Faguibine System, four interlinked lakes 80 km west of Timbuktu, was historically one of Mali\u2019s most fertile areas. But over seven years, droughts in the 1970s dried up the lakes. Then sand filled the channels connecting the lakes to the river Niger, with the result that when rain finally returned, the water could no longer reach the lakes. 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