UPSC Prelims 2022 · Question 23 of 98
UPSC Prelims 2022 question on Lake Faguibine
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2022
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectGeography
- TopicWorld Map-Based Geography
- DifficultyHard
- TypeDirect
Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
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Answer: B. Lake Faguibine
Verdict
Correct answer: Option (b) — Lake Faguibine.
Analysis
Lake Faguibine is an isolated lake in Mali, west of Timbuktu (Tombouctou). It lies north of the Niger River in the Macina depression.
Lake Faguibine in northern Mali is dry and has been since the 1970s. 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.
The lake recently dried up and turned into a desert, forcing inhabitants to leave that place.