Soil erosion is __________ of soil from one place ti another place by natural agencies (wind & water):

A. Detachement of soil
B. Transportation
C. both A & B
D. None of these

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Soil additive which stabilizes the soil, improves resistance to erosion, increases to permeability to air & water, improves texture, eases cultivation or otherwise improves soil quality:
A. Soil amendment
B. Soil conditioner
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
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_________ erosion is the removal of a thin layer of soil by water acting over the whole surface. This type of erosion damaged very fertile lands located on slopes, some of which have been eroded to a depth of about 15 cm.
A. Rain splash rill erosion
B. Stream bank erosion
C. Sheet erosion
D. Gully erosion
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Any tillage and planting system that maintains at least 30% of the soil surface covered by residue after planting for the purpose of reducing soil erosion by water:
A. Deep Tillage
B. Conservation Tillage
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
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According to one estimate, wind and water erosion over ______ % of the Pakistan’s total area?
A. 46%
B. 36%
C. 76%
D. None of the above
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Any material such as straw, sawdust, leaves, plastic films, & loose soil that is spread upon the surface of the soil to protect the soil & plant roots from the effects of raindrops, soil crusting, freezing or evaporation:
A. Mull
B. Mulch
C. Mycorrhizae
D. Muck
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__________________ systems play a crucial role in increasing soil organic C storage and reducing net emissions of greenhouse gases in addition to soil erosion control:
A. Engineering
B. Agroforestry
C. Cultivating
D. All of the above
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About 40% of the total area of Pakistan is affected by wind erosion. this includes:_________?
A. Thal, Cholistan
B. Parts of Mianwali and D.G
C. Tharparkar & vast areas of Balochistan
D. All of the above
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The first mechanism to start in the wind erosion is_________?
A. Creep
B. Saltation
C. Siltation
D. None of these
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In Balochistan, deserts also exists in _________, which supoorts wind erosion excluding rocky mountains:
A. Desert of Kharan
B. Noshki
C. Both A & B
D. Qilla SaifUllah
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Erosion permitting and erosion resisting crops grow alternatively at right angle to the slope of the land is called as:_________?
A. Linear planting
B. Strip planting
C. Cover planting
D. All of the above
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