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

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1. What is the pH of calcareous soils?

   A. 8.0-8.5 B. 7.0-7.5 C. 8.5-9.0 D. 6.5-7.5 Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...

2. swelling clay soils, develop cracks due to greater proportion of swelling type clays:

   A. Alfisols B. Ultisols C. Vertisols D. None of the above Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. Depending on the percentage of sand, silt, clay, soils are divided into _______ textural classes:

   A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 09 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. 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...

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 kaolininte is a layer silicate clay mineral, it is 1:1 type of mineral with___________________?

   A. 3-15 meq/100g CEC B. 40 meq/100g CEC C. 50 meq/100g CEC D. None of the above...

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

    A. Cateena B. Chronosequence C. Catena D. Biosequence Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman...