Description : Capacity of soil to absorb moisture, is generally known as (A) Permeability (B) Porosity (C) Infiltration capacity (D) Perviousness
Last Answer : (C) Infiltration capacity
Description : Rapid infiltration rate is recorded in — soil a. Clay b. Loamy soil c. Sandy soil d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Sandy soil
Description : What set of surface soil conditions on a hillside would result in the most infiltration of rainfall?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : The main factor which affects the infiltration capacity, is (A) Thickness of saturated layer (B) Depth of surface detention (C) Soil moisture (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The infiltration capacity during rain storm, is considerably reduced due to (A) Surface detention (B) Soil moisture (C) Compaction due to rain (D) All the above
Description : Vertical movement of water or downward movement of water from different soil layer is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Percolation
Description : Negative skin friction (A) Is a downward drag acting on a pile due to downward movement of the surrounding compressible soil relative to the pile (B) Develops due to lowering of ground water (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) not (b)
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called? (1) Percolation (2) Conduction (3) Leaching (4) Transpiration
Last Answer : (3) Leaching Explanation: Leaching refers to the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. As water from rain, flooding, or other sources seeps ... the underground water supply. Mineral nutrients lost from the soil system become unavailable for plant uptake.
Last Answer : (3) Leaching Explanation: Leaching refers to the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation.
Description : Pudding is done to— (A) Reduce percolation of water (B) Pulverise and levelling soil (C) Kill weeds (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (D) All of the above
Description : Puddling is used to a) Reduce percolation of water b) Pulverize soil c) Level the field d) Compact the soil
Last Answer : ans a
Description : Puddling is done to: A. Reduce percolation of water B. Kill weeds C. Pulverize soil D. Level the field
Last Answer : A. Reduce percolation of water
Description : Puddling is done to: a) Reduce percolation of water b) Kill weeds c) Pulverise soil d) Level the fields
Last Answer : a) Reduce percolation of water
Description : Pudding is done to a) Reduce percolation of water b) Pulverise and levelling soil c) Kill weeds D) All of the above
Last Answer : D) All of the above
Last Answer : Leaching
Description : The movement of soil across a tool surface without sticking is called as a. Pulverisation b. Inversion c. Scouring d. Turning
Last Answer : c. Scouring
Description : What restricts the infiltration of water in desert soil? -Geography
Last Answer : Arid or desert soils are found in deserts. These soils are formed by wind activities and are sandy in nature. It lacks moisture and humus due to the dry climate and high temperature ... quantity of calcium carbonates and sodium, kankar is formed and restricts infiltration of water in the soil.
Description : How do the soil particles affect the infiltration in water?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : If the potential infiltration of a water shed having a soil with fair pasture cover, is 10 cm and rainfall is 12 cm, the direct run off is : (A) 2 cm (B) 3 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 7 cm
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) When rainfall rate exceeds the infiltration capacity, the water enters the soil at full capacity rate (B) When rainfall rate is less than the ... rate at any time may be equal to or less than the infiltration capacity (D) All the above
Description : Which soil would have the lowest percolation rate? -Other
Last Answer : clayey soil would have the lowest percolation rate
Description : which soil have the highest percolation rate ? -Other
Last Answer : sandy soil would have the highest percolation rate.
Description : What is Percolation rate of red soil?
Last Answer : 2
Description : The high density of soil placed in a fill is desired in order to a) Increase its shear resistance* b) Reduce its shear resistance c) Promote future settlements d) Decrease percolation through the fill.
Last Answer : a) Increase its shear resistance*
Description : The operation involved when the soluble material is largely on the surface of an insoluble solid and is merely washed off by the solvent is called (A) Decoction (B) Percolation (C) Elutriation or elution (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Elutriation or elution
Description : If S is the potential infiltration, P is rainfall in cm in a drainage of a soil with fair pasture cover, the direct run off Q in cm is given by (A) Q = (P - 0.1 S)²/(P + 0.4 S) (B) Q = (P - 0.2 S)²/(P + 0.6 S) (C) Q = (P - 0.2 S)²/(P + 0.8 S) (D) Q = (P - 0.2 S)²/(P + 0.2 S)
Description : Infiltration capacity of soil depends upon (A) Number of voids present in the soil (B) Shape and size of soil particles (C) Arrangement of soil particles (D) All the above
Description : From which of the following factor has not influence the drainage density: (A) Climate (B) Topography (C) Soil infiltration capacity (D) Anthropogenic activity (E) Vegetation (F) Geology
Last Answer : (D) Anthropogenic activity
Description : Average Fixed Cost Curve is - (1) Upward sloping (2) `U' shaped (3) 'V' shaped (4) Downward sloping
Last Answer : (4) Downward sloping Explanation: The Average Fixed Cost Curve graphically represents the relation between average fixed cost incurred by a firm in the short-run product of a good or service and the quantity produced. It is relatively high at small quantities of output.
Description : An exceptional demand curve is one that moves - (1) upward to the right (2) downward to the right (3) horizontally (4) vertically
Last Answer : (2) downward to the right Explanation: A demand curve that violates the law of demand is termed an exceptional demand curve. If a household expects the price of a commodity to increase, it may ... backward slope from the top right to down left. This curve is known as an exceptional demand curve.
Description : The Marginal Utility Curve slopes downward from left to right indicating - (1) A direct relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity (2) A constant relationship between marginal ... stock of commodity (4) An inverse relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity
Last Answer : (4) An inverse relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity Explanation: The Marginal Utility Curve is a curve illustrating the relation between the marginal utility obtained from ... marginal (additional) benefit to the consumer falls; hence consumers are prepared to pay less.
Description : The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is - (1) downward sloping (2) perfectly inelastic (3) a concave curve (4) perfectly elastic
Last Answer : (4) perfectly elastic Explanation: A perfectly competitive industry is comprised of a. large number of relatively small firms that sell identical products. Each perfectly competitive firm is so small ... at the going market price. This translates into a horizontal or perfectly elastic demand curve.
Description : The demand curve for a Giffen good is (1) upward rising (2) downward falling (3) parallel to the quantity axis (4) parallel to the price axis
Last Answer : (1) upward rising Explanation: A Giffen good is a good whose consumption in-creases as its price increases. (For a normal good, as the price increases, consumption decreases.) Thus, the ... a price changes the income effect outweighs the substitution effect and this leads to perverse demand curve.
Description : Average Fixed Cost Curve is (1) Upward sloping (2) ‘U’ shaped (3) ‘V’ shaped (4) Downward sloping
Last Answer : Downward sloping
Description : The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is (1) downward sloping (2) perfectly inelastic (3) a concave curve (4) perfectly elastic
Last Answer : perfectly elastic
Description : An exceptional demand curve is one that moves (1) upward to the right (2) downward to the right (3) horizontally (4) vertically
Last Answer : downward to the right
Last Answer : upward rising
Description : The Marginal Utility Curve slopes downward from left to right indicating (1) A direct relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity (2) A constant relationship between marginal ... stock of commodity (4) An inverse relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity
Last Answer : An inverse relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity
Description : Downward movement of nutrients and salts from the root zone with the water
Last Answer : Ans.Leaching
Description : Downward movement of food synthesized in leaves takes place through
Last Answer : Ans. Phloem
Description : What is the direction of movement of sugars in phloem? (a) Bi-directional (b) Non-multidirectional (c) Upward (d) Downward
Last Answer : (a) Bi-directional
Description : Economic growth is best depicted by (a) Outward shift in PPF ; (b) Upward movement in PPF ; (c) Inward movement in PPF (d) Downward movement in PPF
Last Answer : (a) Outward shift in PPF ;
Description : When a pencil is partly immersed in water in a slanting position, the immersed portion appears (a) bent towards the bottom (b) bent towards the water surface (c) bent in a zigzag manner (d) curved downward
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : An object is projected vertically upward near the surface of the earth. At the very top of its path, the object's velocity is zero, and its acceleration is: w) 0 x) 9.8 meters per second squared DOWNWARD y) 9.8 meters per second squared UPWARD z) depends on the mass of the object
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 9.8 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED DOWNWARD
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The binary diffusivity in liquids is of the order of 10 -5 cm2 /sec (B) Molecular diffusion in solid is much faster than that in liquids ( ... Poiseuille's law, the permeability decreases with increase in temperature for flow of a gas through a given capillary
Last Answer : (B) Molecular diffusion in solid is much faster than that in liquids
Description : Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India? [NDA 2011] (a) The undulating relief and hard rocks (b) little percolation of rain ... of Peninsular India are perennial (d) There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Recharging of water table depends on – (1) amount of rainfall (2) relief of the area (3) vegetation of the area (4) amount of percolation
Last Answer : (2) relief of the area Explanation: The water table may vary due to seasonal changes in precipitation, evapotranspiration, topography and structural geology. In undeveloped regions with permeable soils that ... the groundwater away and release the pressure in the aquifer for the relief of the area.
Description : The area of land where water collects after the rain is termed as: A. Watershed. B. Catchment area. C. Aquifer. D. Percolation area.
Last Answer : B. Catchment area.
Description : ____ is a process of irrigation before sowing of crops to reduce percolation of water? a inundating b flooding c soaking d kor watering e puddling
Last Answer : d kor watering
Description : Recharging of water table depends on (1) amount of rainfall (2) relief of the area (3) vegetation of the area (4) amount of percolation
Last Answer : relief of the area