{"id":93237,"date":"2025-06-01T11:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93237"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:45:37","slug":"with-reference-to-lake-victoria-which-of-the-following-statements-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-lake-victoria-which-of-the-following-statements-is\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to Lake Victoria, which of the following statements is\/"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to Lake Victoria, which of the following statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The lake is divided among four countries<\/li>\n<li>2. Its area is more than 50,000 sq. km<\/li>\n<li>3. It is situated in the African rift valley<\/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;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nOnly statement 2 is correct regarding Lake Victoria.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nLake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the principal reservoir of the Nile River.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect; Lake Victoria is divided among three countries: Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Statement 2 is correct; its surface area is approximately 68,800 square kilometers, which is well over 50,000 sq km. Statement 3 is incorrect; while located between the two branches of the East African Rift System, Lake Victoria itself is in a basin that was formed by the uplift of the rift margins, not within a rift valley depression.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to Lake Victoria, which of the following statements is\/are correct ? 1. The lake is divided among four countries 2. Its area is more than 50,000 sq. km 3. 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