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UPSC 2022: Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
(a)Lake Victoria
(b)Lake Faguibine
(c)Lake Oguta
(d)Lake Volta
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Lake Faguibine
Lake Faguibine in Mali, once one of West Africa’s larger lakes, lost its inflow after the Sahel droughts of the 1970s-80s and has since dried out, leaving desertified terrain; none of the other listed lakes (Victoria, Oguta, Volta) has suffered complete desiccation. Hence option (b) is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Faguibine?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (b): Lake Faguibine. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper 1, as Question 23. It falls under Geography > World Physical Geography.
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