{"id":91538,"date":"2025-06-01T10:59:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91538"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:36","slug":"which-of-the-following-has-have-shrunk-immensely-dried-up-in-the-recen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-has-have-shrunk-immensely-dried-up-in-the-recen\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following has\/have shrunk immensely\/dried up in the recen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following has\/have shrunk immensely\/dried up in the recent past due to human activities ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Aral Sea<\/li>\n<li>2. Black Sea<\/li>\n<li>3. Lake Baikal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is A because only the Aral Sea has shrunk immensely\/dried up in the recent past primarily due to human activities.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Aral Sea is a well-documented case of an ecological disaster caused by the large-scale diversion of its feeder rivers for irrigation projects, leading to its dramatic shrinkage and salinization.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Aral Sea, located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, began shrinking in the 1960s due to the diversion of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. The Black Sea faces environmental issues like pollution but has not shrunk or dried up. Lake Baikal in Russia, the world&#8217;s largest freshwater lake by volume, faces pollution threats but has not shrunk; it remains immense. Therefore, only the Aral Sea fits the description of significant human-induced shrinkage.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following has\/have shrunk immensely\/dried up in the recent past due to human activities ? 1. Aral Sea 2. Black Sea 3. 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