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To check the seepage of water through the body of dam, the outer shells of dam provided is ________

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To check the seepage of water through the body of dam, the outer shells of dam provided is ________

(a) pervious

(b) semi-pervious

(c) impervious

(d) hollow

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The correct choice is (a) pervious

Easiest explanation: The outer shells of the dam are made of highly pervious granular soil so as to check the seepage through it. The water can rise through the capillary action through the voids of the dry soil.

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