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Geological Engineering · Q43

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Engineering and GATE · Geological Engineering · question 43

Q43

Water table in a confined aquifer is also called:

A.
Perched level
B.
Potentiometric surface
Answer
C.
Capillary fringe
D.
Artesian spring

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
In confined aquifers, the potentiometric surface is the hypothetical level to which water would rise in a well due to pressure.