M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
Applied Geology
HYDROGEOLOGY
(CBCS 2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Draw diagrams wherever necessary.
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Define soil water zone.
2. What is metamorphic water?
3. Write about the transmissivity of aquifers.
4. Describe about the percussion type of drilling.
5. What is well logging?
6. Write the difference in electrode separation between
wenner and schhmberger resutivity methods.
7. What is TDS?
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8. Write about the health related issues due to consumption
of high arsenic groundwater.
9. Describe about ground water Balance.
10. What is the groundwater related issue in Neyveli mining
region?
Part B 5 25)
Answer all questions choosing either or
All questions carry equal marks.
11. Discuss about the types of aquifers.
Or
Explain about the water bearing properties of
sedimentary aquifers.
12. Discuss about various methods available for aquifer
parameter estimation.
Or
Discuss and validate the Darcy's law.
13. Write about various geobotanical indicators
available for ground water studies.
Or
Discuss in detail about structural mapping for
groundwater investigation.
14. Write about the significance of remote sensing
applications in mapping ground water recharge
zones.
Or
Explain about various graphical techniques
available for representing water quality data sets.
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15. Discuss about the hazards due to over exploitation
of groundwater.
Or
Explain about various techniques available for
ground water balance estimation.
Part C 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
16. Discuss in detail about Hydrological cycle and its allied
components.
17. Write about various lab and field based methods
available to measure porosity and permeability of aquifer
materials.
18. Explain about the types of drilling and well logging
techniques available for groundwater studies.
19. Discuss about the environmental significance of fluoride
and arsenic in aquatic environment and add notes on its
impact on Human Health.
20. Write about the issues and challenges in targeting,
development and management of ground water in arid
zone hydrological environment.
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