Description : Which of the following soil type is most suitable for garlic cultivation ? (A) Loamy sand (B) Sandy loam (C) Loam (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Sandy loam
Description : Lowest pore space percentage recorded in — soil a. Clay b. Clay loam c. Loamy d. Sandy
Last Answer : d. Sandy
Description : Which of the following soil type has the highest field capacity ? (A) Loam (B) Silty loam (C) Clayey loam (D) Clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
Description : Which type of soil is best for knolkhol ? (A) Loam (B) Clayey loam (C) Silty clayey loam (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Clayey loam
Description : performance of naphthalic anhydride against EPTC was marginal in which type of soils a).clay b). clay loam c). loamy d). sandy silt
Last Answer : d). sandy silt
Description : . Which soil has highest efficiency? (A)Loamy soil (B) Sandy soil (C) Clay soil (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Clay soil
Description : Which soil has highest efficiency? (A)Loamy soil (B) Sandy soil (C) Clay soil (D) None of these
Description : Rabi Oilseeds Mustard can be grown under which soil? a. Heavy clay soil b. Light loam c. Light sandy soil d. All of the above e. None of the above
Last Answer : e. None of the above
Description : Wind Erosion will be higher from? a. Clay Soil b. Sandy Soil c. A barren sandy soil d. Loam Soil e. None of these
Last Answer : c. A barren sandy soil
Description : Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils? (a) These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture (b) These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash (c) These are usually fine grained (d) These are by far the most fertile
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as: (a) loamy soil (b) sandy soil (c) clayey soil (d) desert soil
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sandy clayloam contains highest percentage of sand (B) Silty clayloam contains highest percentage of silt (C) Stiff boulder clay offers maximum shear strength (D) Soft chalk carries least safe load
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : In lighter texture soils such as , tillage can be undertaken at moisture levels below field capacity. A. Loam. C) Loam or sand B. Sand. D) Non of the above
Last Answer : Loam or sand
Description : The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is called (A) Soil texture (B) Soil aggregation (C) Soil structure (D) Soil taxonomy
Last Answer : (A) Soil texture
Description : Sprinkler irrigation is suitable, where the soil has— (A) Clayey texture (B) Loamy texture (C) Undulating topography (D) All of these
Last Answer : (D) All of these
Description : Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? 1. Red soil 2. Clay soil 3. Alluvial soil 4. Silt soil 5. Sandy soil In d i a n So i l , Se a s o n s a n d N a t u r a l Ve g e t a t i o n (a) I and II (b) I, III and IV (c) II and V (d) II, III and V
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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 : The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in (A) Sandy soils (B) Silty soils (C) Gravel soils (D) Clay soils
Last Answer : (D) Clay soils
Last Answer : : 40 percent of the particles.
Description : Alluvial soils vary in nature from sandy loam to clay. They are generally - a. poor in potash and rich in phosphorus b. poor in both potash and phosphorus c. rich in both potash and phosphorus d. rich in potash and poor in phosphorus
Last Answer : d. rich in potash and poor in phosphorus
Description : Split application of fertilizer is useful in — soils. a. Clay b. Loamy c. Sandy d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Sandy
Description : Herbicide leaching is prominent in a). Sandy b). Sandy loam c). Clay loam d). loam
Last Answer : a). Sandy
Description : The lowest resistance grounding on earth A. Sand B. Clay C. Surface loam soil D. Limestone
Last Answer : C. Surface loam soil
Description : The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is (A) Clay (B) Coarse sand (C) Silty clay (D) Clay mixed with fine sand
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in (A) Moist loam (B) Sand and gravel (C) Good common earth (D) Wet sticky clay
Last Answer : (D) Wet sticky clay
Description : Which type of soil retains maximum water? (a) Sandy soil (b) Clayey soil (c) Loamy soil (d) Rocky soil
Description : The soil of Kerala is rich in which of the following soils? (1) Alluvial Soil (2) Laterite Soil (3) Sandy Soil (4) Loamy Soil
Last Answer : (2) Laterite Soil Explanation: Laterite soil covers the majority of area in Kerala. They cover about 65 per cent of the total area of the State, occupying a major portion of the ... Kerala. Heavy rainfall and high temperature prevalent in the State are conductive to the process of laterisation.
Description : Broad bed furrow system is recommended for — type of soil a. Deep black soil b. Red soil c. Sandy soil d. Loamy soil
Last Answer : a. Deep black soil
Description : Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of (A) Water (B) Glacier (C) Wind (D) Gravitational force
Last Answer : (C) Wind
Description : The ratio of emax and emin of silty sand, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.5 (C) 3.0 (D) 3.5
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Rotary drilling is the fastest method in case of (A) Rocky soils (B) Clay soils (C) Sandy soil (D) All of these
Description : The least bearing capacity of soil is that of (A) Hard rock (B) Moist clay (C) Soft rock (D) Coarse sandy soil
Description : Highly soluble herbicides like 2,4-D salt, Dalapon and TCA have to be avoided in which of the soil type a). Peat b). Red c). Clay d). Sandy
Last Answer : d). Sandy
Description : For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum (A) Moist loam (B) Good common earth (C) Well blasted rock (D) Wet sticky clay
Last Answer : (A) Moist loam
Description : Black cotton soils are a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering* b) Compacted and ... underneath d) Dark brown earthy materials formed due to partial or complete decomposition of vegetable matter
Last Answer : a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering*
Description : Sand used to stop the green sand from sticking to the pattern is termed as the __________ sand. (A) Parting (B) Synthetic (C) Loam (D) Dry
Last Answer : (A) Parting
Description : The process of Deposition of Soil Materials (removed from the eluvial horizon) in the lower layer (or horizon of gains having the property of stabilizing translocated clay materials) is termed as? [a] Illuviation [b] Eluviation [c] Podsolisation [d] Mineralisation [e] None of the above
Last Answer : [d] Mineralisation
Description : Clay soils require: a. A longer time for absorption of irrigation water than sandy soils b. A shorter time for absorption of irrigation water than sandy soils c. About the same time for absorption of ... soils d. More or less time for absorption than sandy soils, depending on the pH of the clay
Last Answer : A longer time for absorption of irrigation water than sandy soils
Description : The minimum depth of building foundations on (A) Sandy soils is 80 cm to 100 cm (B) Clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm (C) Rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm (D) All the above
Description : In order of increasing percentage of silica, the correct sequence is (A) Sandy clay, calcareous clay, pure clay (B) Calcareous clay, pure clay, sandy clay (C) Pure clay, sandy clay, calcareous clay (D) None of these
Description : the soil is primarily made of clay and it holds the water, can i add sand to the clay
Last Answer : can you add some rocks under this to let it drain better...............some new dirt, sand mulch or tree bark and mix it up but some staggered rocks and build around the rocks. That's ... watered once or twice when I planted them. They were beautiful. Then I just picked off the dead flowers.
Description : What is the name of the soil that is 60 silt 20 sand and 20 clay?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is a type of soil that has significant amounts of sand silt and clay.?
Last Answer : Loamy Soil.
Description : Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel (a) BCDA (b) ABCD (c) DCBA (d) ADCB
Description : Match the following : A. Chernozems 1. Rich in calcium carbonate B. Black soil 2. Contains aluminium compound C. Laterite 3. Richest soils in the world D. Terra Rosa 4. Formed in limestone E. Alluvial soil 5. It is a mixture of clay, sand and ... 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 3 1 2 4 5 (c) 4 5 3 1 2 (d) 3 4 5 2 1
Description : Deep black soil is productive due to high proportion of (a) sand and zinc (b) gravel and calcium (c) clay and humus (d) silt and earthworm.
Last Answer : (c) clay and humus
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Porosity of clay sand soil is 45% (B) Porosity of pure sand is 35% (C) Porosity of sand stone is up to 15% (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The soil which contains finest grain particles, is (A) Coarse sand (B) Fine sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Description : If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is (A) Gravel (B) Sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Sand
Description : the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Clayey silt
Last Answer : (A) Sand