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