MCQs Soil Science-49 Posted on May 10, 2025August 30, 2025Author agropublishers 0 1. A crop grown on residual moisture after the harvest of rice crop is called_______ Dobari crop No tillage crop Residual crop None of these 2. Which of the following is NOT a standard method for eradicating waterlogging in agricultural fields? Use of press mud Subsurface Drainage Planting trees Lining of canals 3. Homogeneous nucleation of ice occurs at approximately _______°C -40°C 4°C 0°C -10°C 4. Gypsum, used as a soil amendment, has ________ hardness on the Mohs’ scale 2 3 4 5 5. _______ are characterized by low rainfall; generally, total rainfall is less than the natural evapotranspiration rate Arid regions Irrigated regions Equatorial regions Humid regions 6. ________ is the basic unit of soil classification, consisting of soils with similar profile characteristics Soil series Soil horizon Soil phase Soil order 7. The _______________________ of soil is used for estimating the mass of a volume of soil too large to weigh Bulk density Water holding capacity Porosity Particle density 8. When irrigation water with high concentrations of carbonates and bicarbonates interacts with soluble calcium, it can lead to the formation of __________ Calcium Nitrate Calcium hydroxide Calcium carbonate Calcium sulphate 9. A soil is considered ____________ if it has an electrical conductivity (EC) < 4 dS m-1 and a sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) > 13 (mmol L-1)1/2. Sodic soil None of these Saline soil Acidic Soil 10. __________ is soil or sediment most commonly deposited by flowing water, such as rivers, and is often found in river valleys and floodplains Alluvium Organic matter Colluvium Loess Loading … Question 1 of 10