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UPSC CSE Physical Geography — practice questions — page 34

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The upper level of the layer where soil gaps and rock cracks are filled with water is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Water found below the water table is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The seeping of water into the ground is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Groundwater stored between layers of hard rock below the water table is an:Read the answer and worked solution →A grass lawn versus a pukka floor: which lets rainwater seep in easily?Read the answer and worked solution →Most Indian farmers depend on which source to irrigate crops?Read the answer and worked solution →Excessive rains cause floods, while absence of rain results in:Read the answer and worked solution →Using rainwater to recharge groundwater is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Bawris, now being revived, were traditional structures for:Read the answer and worked solution →Watering plants through narrow tubes delivering water at the base of the plant is:Read the answer and worked solution →Bhujpur, where villagers built check-dams in 1989, is in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhujpur's check-dams were built on which river and its tributaries?Read the answer and worked solution →How many check-dams did Bhujpur villagers build in 1989?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the water table drainersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the water cycle stepsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the water numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the water wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Usable or unusable waterRead the answer and worked solution →Sort cause, effect and fixRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Water resource bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The upper level of the layer where soil gaps and rock cracks are filled with water is the:

  1. Aquifer top
  2. Bedrock line
  3. Sea level
  4. Water table
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Correct answer: D. Water table

1. Dig deep and you reach saturated ground. 2. Its upper level is the water table. 3. It may be under a metre or many metres deep. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._

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Water found below the water table is called:

  1. Groundwater
  2. Rainwater
  3. Sea water
  4. Dew water
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Correct answer: A. Groundwater

1. Wells and hand pumps draw it. 2. It is groundwater. 3. Rain seeping down recharges it. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._

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The seeping of water into the ground is called:

  1. Transpiration
  2. Infiltration
  3. Evaporation
  4. Condensation
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Correct answer: B. Infiltration

1. Rain fills cracks deep below. 2. The seeping is infiltration. 3. It recharges groundwater. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._

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