Properties of ‘Sand Particles’ are:

Related Mcqs:

1. The plants present on the sand and gravel:

   A. Lithophytes
   B. Oxalophytes
   C. Phancrophytes
   D. Psammophytes

2. Plants growing on sand and gravel are called:

   A. Eremophytes
   B. Oxylophytes
   C. Psilophytes
   D. Psammophytes

3. Longitudinal sand dunes move slowly at the rate of _____ per annum:

   A. 5 meters
   B. 10 meters
   C. 20 meters
   D. 30 meters

4. Sand dunes adversely affect:

   A. Communication system
   B. Human health
   C. Cultivation
   D. Animal health
   E. All of the above

5. Where sand dunes normally occur?

   A. Sand accumulates
   B. Sand deposited
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

6. With the construction of Thal irrigation canal, about _____ sand dunes have been converted into highly productive cultivated areas:

   A. 1 m ha
   B. 2 m ha
   C. 3 m ha
   D. 4 m ha

7. Properties of clay are:

   A. Fine textured
   B. Highly plasticity
   C. Have low drainage
   D. All of the above

8. Properties of silts are:

   A. Intermediate in size between sand and clay
   B. Powdery feeling
   C. More plasticity than sand
   D. All of the above

9. Physical properties which are subjected to change by silvicultural operations are:

   A. Soil structure
   B. Soil texture
   C. Porosity
   D. Soil colour
   E. All of the above

10. Soils are classified on the basis of physical properties which determine:

    A. Productive capacity
    B. Supporting power
    C. Monitor storage capacity
    D. Nutrients availability
    E. All of the above