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This section includes 58 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Some hot springs are derived from which water? |
| A. | Meteoric water |
| B. | Connate water |
| C. | Juvenile water |
| D. | Secondary water |
| Answer» D. Secondary water | |
| 52. |
Which zone is a zone of non-saturation among vadose water? |
| A. | Soil water |
| B. | Intermediate water |
| C. | Phreatic water |
| D. | Water table |
| Answer» C. Phreatic water | |
| 53. |
An associated protection of rising water-table is the development of __________ |
| A. | Loss of nutrients |
| B. | Loss of good quality of water |
| C. | Salinity of water |
| D. | Increase in turbidity |
| Answer» D. Increase in turbidity | |
| 54. |
Groundwater is not safer than other sources of water. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 55. |
Pick the wrong statement about groundwater. |
| A. | It is turbid |
| B. | It is odourless |
| C. | It is free from pathogens |
| D. | It is coloured |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
What is the upper surface of the zone saturation called? |
| A. | Aquifer |
| B. | Aquiclude |
| C. | Water table |
| D. | Aquifuge |
| Answer» D. Aquifuge | |
| 57. |
The water which in a state of downward movement under gravity is __________ |
| A. | Groundwater |
| B. | Vadose water |
| C. | Connate water |
| D. | Juvenile water |
| Answer» C. Connate water | |
| 58. |
What is the process of movement downwards of vadose water called? |
| A. | Infiltration |
| B. | Filtration |
| C. | Deposition |
| D. | Down-flow |
| Answer» B. Filtration | |