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Soil provides home to which of the following animals?

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  1. Rat

  2. Earthworm

  3. Rabbit

  4. All of these

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles. It provides home to variety of microscopic and macroscopic organisms.

So, the correct option is 'All of these'. 

Salinization is _____________

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  1. Accumulation of salts in water

  2. Accumulation of salts in soil

  3. Accumulation of salts in body

  4. Accumulation of salts in animals

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Correct Option: B

_______________ is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas.

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  1. Land fertility

  2. Desertification

  3. Ecosystem

  4. Vegetation

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Correct Option: B

What is the size of clay particles?

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  1. 0.2 to 0.03 mm

  2. 1 to 2 mm

  3. Less than 0.002 mm

  4. 2.0 - 0.06 mm

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Relative size of sand, silt and clay particles. Soil is made up of different-sized particles. Sand particles tend to be the biggest. 

Clay particles are very small less than 0.002 mm. Clay is a fine-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. 

The least porous soil among the following is 

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  1. Loamy soil

  2. Clay soil

  3. Sandy soil

  4. Peaty soil

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Clay and silt soils tend to stick together, not allowing water and air to penetrate soil structure. They have poor soil porosity and do not let water drain. Aeration is poor and many plants decline and die in these non-porous, waterlogged soils. Poor porosity facilitates erosion of soils as rainwater washes particles off the surface rather than penetrating into soil. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Which of the following soils are rich in humus?

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  1. Sandy soil

  2. Loamy soil

  3. Clayey soil

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Clay soil particles are very small in size and packed tightly, water does not drain quickly, clayey soil is not well aerated and retains more water. Humus can easily mix or packed with clayey because of small particles also maintain the moisture in the soil and makes it more fertile. Thus, the answer is C.

Which of the following crops are grown in loamy soil?

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  1. Cereals

  2. Pulses

  3. Vegetable

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Loamy soil is a mixture of various soil types. It has sand, silt and clay particles together. It has large air spaces inside it that allow free movement of air and water through it. 

Thee spaces also allow the roots to penetrate deep in the soil. Apart from this, it also contains the necessary minerals for proper growth and development.
So, option B "Pulses' is the correct answer.

.......... and .......... soils are suitable for growing cereals like wheat and gram.

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  1. Clayey and Loamy

  2. Sandy and Clayey

  3. Sandy and Loamy

  4. Silt and Sandy

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Correct Option: A

The least porous soil among the following is.

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  1. Sandy soil

  2. Clayey soil

  3. Loamy soil

  4. Gravel soil

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following can hold maximum amount of water?

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  1. Gravel

  2. Sand

  3. Clay

  4. Silt

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Clay soil is soil that contains a high percentage of clay particles. It is slow to drain water and quick to harden holding the maximum amount of water and hence causing waterlogging. It blocks root absorption, which prevents plants from getting nutrients required for survival. Thus the correct answer is option C.