Question

Groundwater gets recharged by infiltration. At places, the groundwater is stored between layers of hard rock below the water table. This water is known as:
1. Aquifer
2. Rainwater
3. Pool
4. Underwater

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Aquifer

The correct answer is Aquifer.

• The groundwater stored between layers of hard rock below the water table is known as the aquifer.
• Aquifer is the groundwater is stored between layers of hard rock below the water table.
• Water in the aquifers can be usually pumped out with the help of tube wells or handpumps.
• It is the saturated zone beneath the water table.
• Aquifers are huge storehouses of water.
• Hydrogeology is the study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers,
• The rainwater can be used to recharge the groundwater.
• Groundwater gets recharged by infiltration.