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%)?

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1. 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...

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. Walkley and blacks method of organic matter determination allows recovery of ______ ℅ organic carbon content:

   A. 44 ℅ B. 45 ℅ C. 33℅ D. None of the above Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...

4. Walkley and Blacks method of organic matter determination allows recovery of _____% organic carbon content:

   A. 74 % B. 54 % C. 62.5 % D. 34% Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...

5. Organic matter in Pakistani soils is generally:_________?

   A. less than 1 % B. less than 10 % C. 3 % D. 5% Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...

6. 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...

7. Soils that have more than 20% organic matter are termed as:__________?

   A. Organic soils B. Peat soils C. Muck soils D. All of these Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...

8. 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...

9. The indicator used for the the estimation of the organic matter or organic carbon is;_________?

   A. Mixed indicator B. Diphenylamine indicator  C. Both a and b D. None of the above Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...

10. According to a latest research, Pakistan is predominantly a dryland country; 80% of its land area is arid and semi arid, 12% sub-humid and 8% under humid climate. Thus , soils of arid & semi-arid regions are vulnerable to a wide range of degradation process. As the case in arid and semi-arid climates elsewhere in south-central/southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa; _________________ are among the major causes of soil degradation and desertification?

    A. Drought stress B. Accelerated erosion & salinization C. Depletion of soil fertility and SOM D. All of the above Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...