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Which type of aquifer yields water only when it is below the water table?

A. Confined aquifer

B. Perched aquifer

C. Unconfined aquifer

D. Artesian aquifer

Answer: Option C

An unconfined aquifer is directly recharged by infiltration and stores water above an impermeable base with its upper surface being the water table.

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