Soils transported by air is called:

Related Mcqs:

1. Soils transported by water are called:

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

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

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

3. The plants growing on saline soils are called:

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

4. Plants growing in oxygen deficient soils possess:

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

5. In coarse textured soils:

   A. There is no soil air
   B. Water retaining capacity is high
   C. Pore space is narrow
   D. Pore frequency is low

6. 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

7. 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

8. The air pollution caused by phosphate fertilizer factories is due to:The air pollution caused by phosphate fertilizer factories is due to:

   A. Phosphene
   B. SiF4
   C. Dust
   D. Halogens

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