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A man digging the ground near a water body found that the soil was moist. As he kept digging deeper and deeper he reached a level where all the spaces between particles of soil and gaps between rocks were filled with water. The upper limit of this layer is called
(a) water level
(b) water table
(c) groundwater
(d) water limit

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The answer is option (b).

The upper limit of the layer where water is present between particles of soil and gaps between rocks is called water table and water below this layer is called groundwater.

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The answer is option (b). The upper limit of the layer where water is present between particles of soil and gaps between rocks is called water table and water below this layer is called groundwater.

The answer is option (b).

The upper limit of the layer where water is present between particles of soil and gaps between rocks is called water table and water below this layer is called groundwater.