Environmental Engineering [1]

6)The horizontal tunnels constructed at shallow depths along the banks of a river to intercept the ground water table are called

  • (a) canals
  • (b) infiltration galleries
  • (c) springs
  • (d) lakes

7) The vertical wells provided along the banks of a river to draw ground water in dry season are called

  • (a) open wells
  • (b) tube wells
  • (c) artesian wells
  • (d) infiltration wells

8) When a pervious strata is sandwitched between two impervious strata of cup shape, the well is called a tube well.

  • (a) True
  • (b) False

9) A pipe sunk into the ground to tap the underground water is called

  • (a) open well
  • (b) tube well
  • (c) artesian well
  • (d) infiltration well

10) When in the pervious strata, the surface of water surrounding the well is at atmospheric pressure, the well is known as

  • (a) gravity well
  • (b) artesian well
  • (c) open well
  • (d) deep well
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