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GATE Hydrology: Ground water hydrology, well hydraulics and aquifers – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Ground water hydrology, well hydraulics and aquifers (Hydrology, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A 30 cm diameter well fully penetrates an unconfined aquifer of saturated thickness 20 m with hydraulic conductivity of 10 m/day. Under the steady…
  2. GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 60 cm diameter well completely penetrates a confined aquifer of permeability 5 10-4 m/s. The length of the strainer (spanning the entire thickness…
  3. GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A fully-penetrating well of 20 cm diameter is provided in an unconfined aquifer. The height of the ground water table is 30 m from the bottom of the…