A. Coarse sand
B. Silt
C. Fine sand
D. Clay
Related Mcqs:
- Removal of top soil by soil erosion result in the loss of soil:
A. Nitrites
B. Nitrates
C. Nitrogen
D. Nitric and nitrous acids - The water held tightly in a thin film by te soil particles is known as:
A. Run away water
B. Hygroscopic water
C. Capillary water
D. Gravitational water - Soil that is made-up of particles, that have been carried in water and thus deposited, is called:
A. Silt
B. Clay
C. Sub-soil
D. Loam - In water logged soil plants cannot grow properly because the soil is:
A. Physiologically wet
B. Physiologically dry
C. Physically dry
D. None of the above - When a plant first begins to wilts permanently in a pot, its 54.5 gms of soil has 4.5 gms of water. The PWP of this soil is:
A. 4.50%
B. 9%
C. 8.25%
D. 16.50% - The ration of volume of pores in the soil to the total soil volume is referred to as:
A. Pore frequency ratio
B. Pore density ration
C. Pore abundance ratio
D. Pore space ratio - When a soil has been thoroughly wetted and then allowed to drain until capillary movement of the water has stopped, the water content of the soil will give an estimate of it’s:
A. Gravitational water
B. Capillary water
C. Field capacity
D. Storage capacity - In which of the following groups, all the plants belong to the same category?
A. Nymphaea, Poamogeton, Victoria
B. Utricularia, Typha, Aponogeton
C. Lemna, Spirodela, Azolla
D. Ranunculus, Vallisneria, Hydrilla - Thick clouds of smoke containing soot and other particles coming out of the factories cause health problems for nearby people. Such as irritation of eyes and:
A. Heart diseases
B. Gastric diseases
C. Kidney trouble
D. None of these - Erosion of very fine particles is seen on account of:
A. Saltation
B. Suspension
C. Surface creep
D. Shifting of dunes
The correct answer to the question: "Soil particles of size 0.03 mm belong to the class of:" is "Fine sand ".
