Q. Aral Sea, recently seen in the news, stands at the boundary between which two countries?
Answer:
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Notes: The Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest inland water body, has nearly disappeared due to a major Soviet water diversion project in 1960. The diversion of the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers for irrigation projects led to the sea's gradual drying up. Located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea depression formed millions of years ago and drained several countries. Harsh Central Asian climate and unsustainable human interventions caused its decline, leaving it on the brink of complete disappearance.