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