In coarse textured soils:

Related Mcqs:

1. Plants growing in oxygen deficient soils possess:

   A. No roots
   B. Longer roots system
   C. Aerial roots system
   D. Shallow root system

2. Soils transported by air is called:

   A. Eolian
   B. Aerial
   C. Residual
   D. Colluvial

3. Soils having sub-optimum concentration of nutrient solution are called:

   A. Hypotrophic
   B. Eutrophic
   C. Heterotrophic
   D. Oligotrophic

4. Soils transported by water are called:

   A. Alluvial
   B. Colluvial
   C. Residual
   D. Eolian

5. Proximity of water level at low depths of soils results in development of:

   A. No roots at all
   B. Curved roots
   C. Long roots
   D. Shallow roots

6. The soils that are fully laden with water i.e., water logged, are known are:

   A. Physically dry soils
   B. Physiologically dry soils
   C. Alkaline soils
   D. Acidic soils

7. The plants growing on saline soils are called:

   A. Heliophytes
   B. Xerophytes
   C. Halophytes
   D. Hydrophytes

8. The depleted soils can be enriched by the addition of:

   A. More soil
   B. Drugs
   C. Chemical fertilizers
   D. Cattle dung

9. Nitrification takes place only in well aerated soils because the bacteria responsible for it are:

   A. Aerobic
   B. Anaerobic
   C. Parasites
   D. None of these

10. Eroded soils are:

    A. Rich in plant nutrients
    B. Unaltered in plant nutrients
    C. Devoid of plant nutrients
    D. All of these