Question No. 216
If the specific capacity of a well is 0.3183 × 10-3 per sec, the discharge from a well of 4 m diameter
under a depression head of 4 m, is
(A) 8 litres/sec
(B) 10 litres/sec
(C) 12 litres/sec
(D) 16 litres/sec

1 Answer

Answer :

(D) 16 litres/sec

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