Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Inclined borings are made for taking samples under existing structures
(B) Inclined borings are occasionally used instead of vertical holes
(C) The spacing of inclined borings is kept such that one bore hole is vertically above the bottom
of an adjacent bore hole
(D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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