A. Peat soil
B. solonchalk soil
C. Muck soil
D. Both a and c
Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman
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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 & bSubmitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- 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 & CSubmitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- Soils that have more than 20% organic matter are termed as:__________?
A. Organic soils
B. Peat soils
C. Muck soils
D. All of theseSubmitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- 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 aboveSubmitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- Organic matter in Pakistani soils is generally:_________?
A. less than 1 %
B. less than 10 %
C. 3 %
D. 5%Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- 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 aboveSubmitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- Walkley and blacks method of organic matter determination allows recovery of ______ ℅ organic carbon content:
A. 44 ℅
B. 45 ℅
C. 33℅
D. None of the aboveSubmitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- 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
- 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 aboveSubmitted by: Shafiq Rehman
- 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 theseSubmitted by: Adnan