The major soil texture includes:

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. Soil organic matter includes:

   A. The partially decayed
   B. Resynthesized plant
   C. Animal residues
   D. All of the above

3. Degraded zone includes the area with heavy soil erosion:

   A. Acacia modesta
   B. Capparis aphylla
   C. Salvadora oleoides
   D. All of the above

4. The major effects of soil organic matter are:

   A. Soil depth
   B. Climatic situation
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

5. The major types of soil structure are:

   A. Basis: The classification of soil structure is based on size shape and stability of soil aggregates. The soil aggregate may be of following forms
   B. Major shape: Spheroidal, plate like, bloke like, prism like
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

6. 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

7. 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%

8. The ration of volume of pores in the soil to the total soil volume is referred to as:

   A. Pore frequency ratio
   B. Pore density ration
   C. Pore abundance ratio
   D. Pore space ratio

9. 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

10. The major types of soil are recognized on the basis of their mode of accumulation and include:

    A. Residual
    B. Transported
    C. Colluvial
    D. Alluvial
    E. All of the above