New soils, no or little profile development:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Deep percolation from a soil profile is generally measured by a device known as_____________________?

   A. Hydrometer
   B. Lysimeter
   C. Thermometer
   D. Tensiometer

7. Accumulation of Al and Fe oxides and clays coming from the upper profile layers:

   A. Zone of eluviation
   B. Zone of Illuviation
   C. Zone of evaluation
   D. None of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

8. Some times, AB/EB/BA/BE horizons in soil profile are present which are called__________?

   A. Master horizons
   B. Transition horizons
   C. Little horizons
   D. All of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

9. Pedogenic processes bring about changes in the parent materials in the form of _____________________, within the soil body (soil profile)?

   A. Additions, losses
   B. Transfers and transformations
   C. both A and B
   D. None of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

10. 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