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This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The term which is collectively responsible, along with specific yield, for total porosity of an aquifer is __________ |
| A. | Unit yield |
| B. | Specific retention |
| C. | Unit retention |
| D. | Specific allowance |
| Answer» C. Unit retention | |
| 2. |
High porosity is alone sufficient to ensure water yield. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 3. |
Which types of rocks are highly porous? |
| A. | Igneous |
| B. | Sedimentary |
| C. | Metamorphic |
| D. | Igneous and metamorphic |
| Answer» C. Metamorphic | |
| 4. |
What is the volume of voids in a rock mass expressed in percentage of total volume of rock called? |
| A. | Porosity |
| B. | Voids ratio |
| C. | Permeability |
| D. | Specific yield |
| Answer» B. Voids ratio | |
| 5. |
Storage capacity of a reservoir depends on __________ |
| A. | Porosity of rocks |
| B. | Inter-connections |
| C. | Quality of solidity of rocks |
| D. | Porosity and inter-connections |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Supplies from perched water-table are reliable as source of water. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 7. |
STORAGE_CAPACITY_OF_A_RESERVOIR_DEPENDS_ON?$ |
| A. | Porosity of rocks |
| B. | Inter-connections |
| C. | Quality of solidity of rocks |
| D. | Porosity and inter-connections |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which types of rocks are highly porous?$ |
| A. | Igneous |
| B. | Sedimentary |
| C. | Metamorphic |
| D. | Igneous and metamorphic |
| Answer» C. Metamorphic | |
| 9. |
What_is_the_volume_of_voids_in_a_rock_mass_expressed_in_percentage_of_total_volume_of_rock_called?$ |
| A. | Porosity |
| B. | Voids ratio |
| C. | Permeability |
| D. | Specific yield |
| Answer» B. Voids ratio | |
| 10. |
The term which is collectively responsible, along with specific yield, for total porosity of an aquifer is |
| A. | Unit yield |
| B. | Specific retention |
| C. | Unit retention |
| D. | Specific allowance |
| Answer» C. Unit retention | |
| 11. |
What is the quantity of water that a unit volume of aquifer drains by gravity called? |
| A. | Porous volume |
| B. | Water yield |
| C. | Specific yield |
| D. | Unit yield |
| Answer» D. Unit yield | |
| 12. |
High porosity is alone sufficient to ensure water yield. State true or false. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 13. |
What is the speciality of the Artesian Water? |
| A. | Has a characteristic colour |
| B. | Has a characteristic odour |
| C. | Requires no pumping |
| D. | Requires special type of pumping |
| Answer» D. Requires special type of pumping | |
| 14. |
At many places where is the piezometric surface with respect to the ground level? |
| A. | Below |
| B. | Same level |
| C. | Above |
| D. | Inclined to ground level |
| Answer» D. Inclined to ground level | |
| 15. |
What is the upper surface of water in a confined aquifer called? |
| A. | Primary layer |
| B. | Secondary layer |
| C. | First layer |
| D. | Peizometric layer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Supplies from perched water-table are reliable as source of water. State true or false. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 17. |
What is the isolated water table held by a small extension of impervious rock called? |
| A. | Underlying water |
| B. | Secret water |
| C. | Perched water |
| D. | Underwater |
| Answer» D. Underwater | |
| 18. |
What is the pressure of upper surface of unconfined aquifer? |
| A. | Very high pressure |
| B. | Lower than atmospheric pressure |
| C. | Equal to atmospheric pressure |
| D. | Greater than atmospheric pressure |
| Answer» D. Greater than atmospheric pressure | |
| 19. |
Which aquifer is called water table aquifer? |
| A. | Unconfined aquifer |
| B. | Confined aquifer |
| C. | Ground aquifer |
| D. | Connate aquifer |
| Answer» B. Confined aquifer | |
| 20. |
Aquifers are distinguished into how many types on the basis of physical conditions under which water can exist in them? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |