The soil erosion on slopes proceeds in the following manner:

Related Mcqs:

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

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

2. Moist depressions, steep cool slopes and the flatter deep soil carry deciduous broadleaved forest consisting of genera like:

   A. Acer
   B. Prunus
   C. Fraxinus
   D. Aesculus
   E. All of the above

3. One of the following crops is the most effective in controlling soil erosion:

   A. Cotton
   B. Pigeon pea
   C. Green gram
   D. Maize

4. If there is a little slope in the field, the soil erosion can be prevented by:

   A. Contour terracing
   B. Contour strip cropping
   C. Confour farming
   D. All of these

5. Odum has described soil erosion as:

   A. Soil pollution
   B. Creeping death of soil
   C. Loss of living stratum
   D. Loss of feeding zone

6. Soil erosion in plains consequent to rain fall is initiated by:

   A. Rill erosion
   B. Sheet erosion
   C. Gully erosion
   D. All of these

7. Soil erosion can be prevented by:

   A. Allowing herbivorous animals to graze excessively
   B. Growing plants to form a soil cover
   C. Making the land slopy
   D. Increasing fertility

8. Soil erosion is prevented by:

   A. Afforestation
   B. Deforestation
   C. Denudation
   D. Overgrazing

9. Soil erosion can be prevented by:

   A. Deforestation
   B. Heavy rains
   C. Afforestation
   D. Over grazing

10. Main indicator of soil erosion is:

    A. Deforestation
    B. Afforestation
    C. Ozone layer
    D. Goats and grazing animals