A group of soils with same parent material but located at different positions of slope?

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1. A set of soils with same parent material, topography, climate and biota  but different age is called_________?

   A. Topo sequence
   B. Catena
   C. Chrono sequence 
   D. Topography

   Submitted by: Muhammad hakeem

2. Soils that have more than 20% organic matter are termed as organic soils. These are also called:________?

   A. Peat soil
   B. solonchalk soil
   C. Muck soil
   D. Both a and c

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

3. Although some acid soils do exist in the northern mountainous regions of Pakistan (Mansehra, Sawat, Dir). Almost all cultivated soils of the country are ________________, with high base saturation and low organic matter content (generally less than 1%)?

   A. Alkaline
   B. Very much acidic
   C. Calcareous
   D. both A & C

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

4. Organic Soils are classified as ____________ and are also known as ____________ soils:

   A. Alfisols. fine & coarse textured
   B. Histosols, peat & muck
   C. Ultisols, Fe & Al rich
   D. None of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

5. Organic matter decomposes rapidly in Pakistani soils because of ____________ conditions, that is why our soils generally have < 1% organic matter:

   A. High temperature
   B. Alkaline
   C. Both a & b
   D. None of a & b

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

6. The forest soils have lower bulk density than agricultural soils because of their ______ content.

   A. High organic matter
   B. Low organic matter
   C. Both a & b
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Adnan

7. Generally speaking, only level to nearly level (0-2 % slope) & gently sloping lands (2-5 % slope) should be:

   A. brought under range crops
   B. Forests
   C. Both a & b
   D. None of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq-ur-Rehman

8. Soil particles as individuals such as sand and do not form aggregates. These are usually found in parent material or C horizon is:_________?

   A. Massive
   B. Single-grained
   C. Aggregated
   D. All of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

9. In Pakistan, Indus plains are formed from ___________ parent material which was transported by Indus river and its tributaries from Himalayas?

   A. Till
   B. Moraine
   C. Colluvial
   D. None of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

10. An intrazonal group of dark calcareous soils high in clay and having mainly montmorillonitic type clay are called as:________?

    A. Regur
    B. Ragour
    C. Montmorillosol
    D. Regosol

    Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman