Organic matter influences:_________?

A. Water holding capacity
B. Cation exchange capacity
C. Aggregate stability
D. All of the above

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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
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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
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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
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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
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Walkley and Blacks method of organic matter determination allows recovery of _____% organic carbon content:
A. 74 %
B. 54 %
C. 62.5 %
D. 34%
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Soil Organic Matter (SOM) which consists of about _______ % organic carbon plays a vital role by providing macro & micro nutrients:
A. 72 %
B. 58%
C. 62 %
D. Al of the above
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Organic matter in Pakistani soils is generally:_________?
A. less than 1 %
B. less than 10 %
C. 3 %
D. 5%
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Clear water with organic matter or sediment and minimum biological activity is known as__________________?
A. Oligotrophic
B. Mestrophic
C. Eutrophic
D. Hydrotrophic
The process of transformation of raw organic matter into humus:
A. Calcification
B. Horizonation
C. Illuviation
D. Humification
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During decomposition of organic matter, inititial decomposition is dominated by:__________?
A. Actinomycetes
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Both B & C
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