Geology and Geophysics
2017 · Paper 1
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Question 49
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The hydraulic conductivity (K) of an isotropic aquifer is 10 m/day. If the hydraulic head within the aquifer drops 4 m over a distance of 750 m, the groundwater flow velocity within the aquifer is __________ m/day.
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Drainage network of a watershed ordered as per the Strahler method is given below. Maximum observed bifurcation ratio for the given network is __________.

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In a vertical aerial photo, the top and bottom of a tower built on a flat terrain is displaced by 2 mm. In the photograph, the distance between top of the tower and nadir point is 100 mm. The flying height of the aircraft was 300 m above the ground. The estimated height of the tower is __________ m.
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