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Groundwater stored between layers of hard rock below the water table is an:

AOasis
BDelta
CAquifer
DEstuary
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Aquifer
1. Tube wells pump water from it. 2. Such a store is an aquifer. 3. Bhujpur's check-dams recharged aquifers. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._
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