soil Flashcards

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1
Q

canker nodules are mostly found in

A

red soils

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2
Q

process of moving out of sesquioxide from soil is known as

A

podzolization

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3
Q

process of mixing of soils is known as

A

pedoturbation

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4
Q

soil having more than 20% of organic matter

A

organic soils

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5
Q

law of minimum was proposed by

A

j.v. liebeg

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6
Q

o horizon is absent in which soils

A

arable soils

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7
Q

top most mineral horizon is

A

A horizon

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8
Q

diameter of clay particle is

A

less than 0.002mm

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9
Q

soil structure which is best for cultivatyion is

A

crumby structure

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10
Q

paticle density of most of the soils is

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2.65 g/cc

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11
Q

bulk density of genral soil is

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1.33 g/cc

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12
Q

total pore space is highest in

A

clay soil

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13
Q

koalnite is a type of mineral

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1:1 non expanding

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14
Q

montmorillonite is atype of mineral

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2;1 expanding type

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15
Q

vermiculite is type of mineral

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2:1 limited expanding

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16
Q

chlorites are a type of mineral

A

2:1:1 type

17
Q

recently developed soils formed from soil which order that ahs no diagnostic horizon

A

entisols

18
Q

black cotton soils are found in

A

maharashtra
MP

19
Q

the weight of furrow slice of soil is

A

2.25 * 10^6 kg/ha

20
Q

one cm of surface soil over 1 ha of land weight is

A

150 tonnes

21
Q

permissible water loss by soil is

A

12t/ha

22
Q

chief constitute of sandy fraction is

A

quartz

23
Q

most domonant mineral on earths crust is

A

feldspar

24
Q

which pulse crop don not fixing N from atmospher

A

rajma

25
Q

first manufactured fertilizer in india

A

SSP

26
Q

Classification of soils by icar

A

8 groups

27
Q

the adverse effect of salinity on plants due to increased

A

osmotic pressure

28
Q

apical bud dominance is caused by which hormone

A

auxin

29
Q

the crops which absorb the nitrogen in ammonical form directly are

A

paddy and potato

30
Q

in rice ammonical fertiklizers shpuld be applied in

A

reduced zone of soil