Soil Science Quiz 1
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The safe limit of No2 in drinking water is_________?
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The process by which nutrients chemicals or contaminants are dissolved and carried away by water, or are moved into a lower layer of soil:
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Mollic refers to________?
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The seventieth element included in the list of essential nutrient element is:__________?
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The process of deposition of soil materials in the lower layer is termed as:_________?
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The kaolininte is a layer silicate clay mineral, it is 1:1 type of mineral with___________________?
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Permanent change in soil is due to__________________?
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Material deposited by the wind is called________?
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Conservation agriculture improves the water use efficiency of dryland systems. It has components:
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The basic form of present day Universal soil loss equation (USLE), initially involved the use of factors such as ________?
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The mineral component of soil consists of_________?
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Permanente wilting point of clayey soils is not less than________?
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Product of microorganism that appears to chelate calcium is called_________?
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Most of the productive soils in Pakistan have pH__________?
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Most common rocks, after exposed to weathering which cover about ______% 0f the earth:
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Equation of Ozone is____________?
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The site of grains present in sands structuring range__________________?
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Rate of entry of water in soil is__________?
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Which soil is suitable for nce________________?
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Fe, Zn, Mn, Mo, Co, Ni, Cu, are also called __________:
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The soil air contains a number of gases ______________ & water vapours:
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Which element is found highest in earth crust?
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Buffer solution is a solution which resist change in __________________ ?
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Structure and size of aphantic rock is________________?
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A set of soils with same parent material, topography, climate and biota but different age is called_________?
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Igneous rock whose crystal is 1 cm called________?
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A compound toxic to crop formed by the thermal decomposition of urea is_________________?
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In land capability classification, class I-Iv are suitable for:_________?
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Which compound is mostly used in Pakistan for the reclamation of saline-sodic & sodic soils_________________?
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Transportation & cementation of primary rocks:
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The little clay mineral is_________?
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Boron concentration is irrigation water is considered safe only upto_________________?
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Essentiality criteria of an element :
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Water is the major constituent of all living creatures. Biomass of plants is composed of ________% water:
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Although some acid soils do exist in the northern mountainous regions of Pakistan (Mansehra, Sawat, Dir). Almost all cultivated soils of the country are ________________, with high base saturation and low organic matter content (generally less than 1%)?
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Corrositivity of water is an indication of___________________?
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Soil erosion Occurs mainly in:_________?
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Potassium (K) fixation capacity is maximum in:____________?
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Elements essentially required for growth of all plants species are___________________?
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Lithosphere refers to________?
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The water diffusivity has the units of:__________?
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Clear water with organic matter or sediment and minimum biological activity is known as__________________?
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Nitrification is the microbial conversion of________?
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Which rock is harder_________________?
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__________ particles range in diameter between 0.02 to 0.002 mm:
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Which one of the following are macro nutrients__________________?
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What is the concentration of pure water?
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About 40% of the total area of Pakistan is affected by wind erosion. this includes:_________?
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Kaolinite can be identified by__________?
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The resistance of a soil at various moisture contents to mechanical stresses or manipulations:
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