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Least porous soil is

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  1. Silt soil

  2. Peat soil

  3. Clay soil

  4. Loam soil

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Soil can be classified on the basis of the size of the particle and its water holding capacity into clay soil, sand soil and loam soil, silt soil. Clay soil has the finest particles of all the soils. Hence, it is the least porous soil. Sand soil has the largest size of particles. They are the most porous soil.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Clay soil.' 

It rc and rs respectively represents cuticular and stomatal resistances, the total resistance (R) could be expressed as.

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  1. $R=rc+rs$

  2. $R=r-rs$

  3. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{R}=\frac{1}{rc}+\frac{1}{rs}$

  4. $\displaystyle\frac{r}{R}=\frac{1}{rc}-\frac{1}{rc}$

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Correct Option: A

Macropores of soil (diameter more than 20 m) take part in ____________.

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  1. Holding air

  2. Holding air and percolation of water

  3. Percolation of water

  4. Holding of capillary water

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Correct Option: A

Which of the species given indicate the higher salinity level of the soil?
a. Prosopis juliflora
b. Azadirachta indica
c. Sueda fruticosa
d. Chenopodium album
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

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  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2$ and $3$

  3. $3$ and $4$

  4. $2$ and $4$

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is effective in fixing coastal sand belts?

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  1. Acacia nilotica

  2. Pongamia pinuata

  3. Casuarina equisetifolia

  4. Terminalia arjuna

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Correct Option: A

Build up of organic material in soil is under which of the following conditions to

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  1. $< 10^oC$ temperature, Absence of oxygen.

  2. Warm temperature, Humid environment

  3. Aerobic conditions, $>25^oC$ temperature

  4. Nitrogen rich detritus, optimum moisture

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Presence of oxygen is necessary for the growth of a microorganism in the organic matter. Under anaerobic conditions most of fungi and actinomycetes growth suppressed only a few bacteria grow in anaerobic organic decomposition. The rate of temperature for maximum growth of the microorganism is 30° to 40°'. The adequate moisture is required for the proper decomposition of organic matter. The rate of decomposition of organic matter is maximum in the neutral soils than the acidic soil. C: N  ratio has a great influence on the decomposition. Narrow C: N ratio of soil and organic water is required for rapid and better decomposition of organic matter.

So, the correct answer is ' Aerobic conditions, > 25°C temperature '


Which is the characteristic feature of a physiologically dry soil? 

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  1. There is plenty of water in the soil

  2. Light available to the plants is not sufficient

  3. Concentration of salts is very high in soil water

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Physiologically dry soil have very high concentration of salts. It is basicly dead soil from lack of oxygen and high salt content. The halophytes are plants of physically wet but physiologically dry habitats. Such plants are commonly found near sea-shores where mesophytes and freshwater hydrophytes cannot thrive well. Although these plants grow in the areas which are well saturated with water yet they cannot avail of the water because of high concentration of salts in the soils. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C. 

Mole drainage is practised extensively in country

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  1. New Zealand

  2. Japan

  3. U.S.A.

  4. China

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mole drainage is widely used in New Zealand and the United Kingdom in heavy soils to improve productivity of pastures and crops. Mole drains are used in heavy soils where a clay subsoil near moling depth (400 to 600 cm) prevents downward movement of ground water. The aim of mole drainage is to fracture and crack the soil in order to improve the capacity of the soil to transmit water. Mole drainage is used in impermeable soils as a cost-effective means of facilitating a shallow pipe drain network. Mole drainage is suited to soils with a high clay content which form stable channels.

Water logged soil is

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  1. Physically as well as physiologically dry

  2. Physically wet but physiologically dry

  3. Physically dry

  4. Physically as well as physiologically wet

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A soil may be physically wet; but if the plants absorb the water only with difficulty, as in a salty marsh water logged soil, then the soil is physiologically dry. The halophytes are plants of physically wet but physiologically dry habitats. Such plants are commonly found near sea-shores where mesophytes and freshwater hydrophytes cannot thrive well. Although these plants grow in the areas which are well saturated with water yet they cannot avail of the water because of high concentration of salts in the soils. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B. 

Which of the following is not an example of a soil conservation practice?

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  1. Contour farming

  2. Terracing

  3. Strip farming

  4. Planting wind breaks

  5. All of the above are examples of soil conservation practices

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Explanation: Soil conservation is the prevention of soil from erosion or reduced fertility caused by overuse, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination. Slash-and-burn and other unsustainable methods of subsistence farming are also practiced in some lesser developed areas.