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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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Which of the following options gives the best meaning of the water table?

A
Level of groundwater

B
Depth at which water can be found

C
Layers of water in the soil

D
The volume of water present on the earth

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Question 2
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In which of the following ways are the layers of soil arranged in the soil profile?

A
Horizontally

B
Vertically

C
Radially

D
Conically

E
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Question 3
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Growth of which of the following crops would be best on loamy soil with more sand?

A
Wheat

B
Cabbage

C
Cotton

D
Gram

E
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Question 4
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Which layer of soil prevents the minerals from being washed away by water?

A
Parent rock

B
Subsoil

C
Humus

D
Bed rock

E
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Question 5
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Which of the following processes takes place due to soil erosion?

A
Waterlogging

B
Soil pollution

C
Weathering

D
Topsoil removal

E
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Question 6
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Soil having the particle size between 0.002 mm and 0.05 mm would most probably be:

A
Clayey soil

B
Silt

C
Sandy soil

D
Loamy soil

E
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Question 7
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Owing to the properties of clayey soil, which of the following phenomena is most probable in clayey soil?

A
Soil erosion

B
Water-logging

C
Percolation

D
Weathering

E
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Question 8
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Which of the following sentences is incorrect about soils?

A
Loamy soil is the best soil for growing crops

B
Clayey soil has greater air holding capacity than sandy soil

C
Clayey soil has greater water holding capacity than loamy soil

D
Gravel is present in the topsoil.

E
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Question 9
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If soil is put in a beaker filled with water, which part of soil occupies the second layer from the bottom?

A
Gravel

B
Sand

C
Silt

D
Clay

E
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Question 10
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In which of the following soils is least percolation rate found?

A
Sandy soil

B
Clayey soil

C
Loamy soil

D
Gravel soil

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Question 11

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Match the columns:

Side A	Side B
1. Deforestation	a. Subsoil
2. Zone B	b. Profile
3. Humus	c. Floods
4. Layers of soil	d. Black

1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a

1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - b

1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - d

1 - b, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - c

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Question 12
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Which of the following organisms is called farmer's friend as it increases porosity and fertility of the soil?

A
Lichen

B
Fungus

C
Centipede

D
Earthworm

E
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Question 13
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In which horizon of soil does the rainwater get collected?

A
O-horizon

B
A-horizon

C
B-horizon

D
C-horizon

E
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Question 14
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If it takes 5 minutes for 100 ml of water to percolate a soil, what is the percolation rate?

A
0.05 ml/min

B
500 ml/min

C
20 ml/min

D
105 ml/min

E
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Question 15
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Which of the following is responsible for causing the process of weathering?

A
Earthquake

B
Volcano

C
Glaciers

D
Land pollution

E
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Question 1

Level of groundwater

Depth at which water can be found

Layers of water in the soil

The volume of water present on the earth

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Solution

Question 2

Horizontally

Vertically

Radially

Conically

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Solution

Question 3

Wheat

Cabbage

Cotton

Gram

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Solution

Question 4

Parent rock

Subsoil

Humus

Bed rock

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Solution

Question 5

Waterlogging

Soil pollution

Weathering

Topsoil removal

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Solution

Question 6

Clayey soil

Silt

Sandy soil

Loamy soil

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Solution

Question 7

Soil erosion

Water-logging

Percolation

Weathering

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Solution

Question 8

Loamy soil is the best soil for growing crops

Clayey soil has greater air holding capacity than sandy soil

Clayey soil has greater water holding capacity than loamy soil

Gravel is present in the topsoil.

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Solution

Question 9

Gravel

Sand

Silt

Clay

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Solution

Question 10

Sandy soil

Clayey soil

Loamy soil

Gravel soil

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Question 11

1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a