_______________ of alluvium (stratified sediment) by earth-worms is the most important soil-forming process in the alluvial plain of Pakistan:

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1. Any material such as straw, sawdust, leaves, plastic films, & loose soil that is spread upon the surface of the soil to protect the soil & plant roots from the effects of raindrops, soil crusting, freezing or evaporation:

   A. Mull
   B. Mulch
   C. Mycorrhizae
   D. Muck

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2. Soil-forming minerals occurring in rocks do not contain any water, they undergo ______________ when exposed to humid conditions & break down as in chemical weathering process:

   A. Carbonation
   B. Acidification
   C. Hydration
   D. Dissolution

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3. Clear water with organic matter or sediment and minimum biological activity is known as__________________?

   A. Oligotrophic
   B. Mestrophic
   C. Eutrophic
   D. Hydrotrophic

4. The kind, rate and intensity and pedogenic processes are controlled by ________ ,soil-forming factors?

   A. 6
   B. 7
   C. 4
   D. None of the above 

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5. Soil additive which stabilizes the soil, improves resistance to erosion, increases to permeability to air & water, improves texture, eases cultivation or otherwise improves soil quality:

   A. Soil amendment
   B. Soil conditioner
   C. Both a & b
   D. None of the above

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6. The soil samples are dried at _______________, for gravimetric soil analysis?

   A. 110 ⁰C
   B. 120 ⁰C
   C. both A and B
   D. 105 ⁰C

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7. Weathering process-physical, chemical, and biological _______________, the rocks and minerals into simpler products which either accumulate in place or are transported to other places where they become soil parent materials?

   A. Disintegrate
   B. Disentigrate
   C. Decompose
   D. Both a & c

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8. A treeless artic plain is called as___________________?

   A. Glaciers
   B. Barren land
   C. Tundra
   D. None of the above

9. A soil is classified as sodic soil when______________________?

   A. EC is 8.5
   C. SAR is >13
   D. All the above

10. Organic P content in soil, by ignition method is estimated by igniting the soil at ____________________?

    A. 250ºC
    B. 1000ºC
    C. 550ºC
    D. 1250ºC