Soil that is made-up of particles, that have been carried in water and thus deposited, is called:

Related Mcqs:

1. Material deposited by flowing water is called _______.

   A. Alluvium
   B. Alluvival Fans
   C. Albedo
   D. None of these

2. When a soil has been thoroughly wetted and then allowed to drain until capillary movement of the water has stopped, the water content of the soil will give an estimate of it’s:

   A. Gravitational water
   B. Capillary water
   C. Field capacity
   D. Storage capacity

3. The water held tightly in a thin film by te soil particles is known as:

   A. Run away water
   B. Hygroscopic water
   C. Capillary water
   D. Gravitational water

4. Removal of top soil by soil erosion result in the loss of soil:

   A. Nitrites
   B. Nitrates
   C. Nitrogen
   D. Nitric and nitrous acids

5. In water logged soil plants cannot grow properly because the soil is:

   A. Physiologically wet
   B. Physiologically dry
   C. Physically dry
   D. None of the above

6. When a plant first begins to wilts permanently in a pot, its 54.5 gms of soil has 4.5 gms of water. The PWP of this soil is:

   A. 4.50%
   B. 9%
   C. 8.25%
   D. 16.50%

7. The nature of the soil carried by river is:

   A. Sandy
   B. Clayey
   C. Laterite
   D. Alluvial

8. Soil particles of size 0.03 mm belong to the class of:

   A. Coarse sand
   B. Silt
   C. Fine sand
   D. Clay

9. Soil at the rate of 4 to 7 thousand tonnes/sq mile is carried annually in the rivers _______.

   A. Chenab and Jhelum
   B. Chenab and Ravi
   C. Jhelum and Indus
   D. None of these

10. Through food chain radioactive Sr (Sr90) is deposited in which part of human body?

    A. Kidneys
    B. Thyroid
    C. Bones
    D. Muscles