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Question 1
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Soil is a/an

A
exhaustible renewable resource

B
inexhaustible resource

C
exhaustible non-renewable resource

D
inexhaustible non-renewable resource

Solution

Soil is an exhaustible and non renewable resource.
Question 2
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What is the loss of upper fertile layer of soil called?

A
Soil profile

B
Soil erosion

C
Stratification

D
Soil conservation

Solution

The loss of upper fertile layer of soil is called soil erosion.
Question 3
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Erosion in deserts takes place by

A
water

B
wind

C
human traffic

D
sliding

Solution

Erosion in deserts takes place by wind.
Question 4
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Erosion by landslides is more common in

A
deserts

B
hills

C
rivers

D
forests

Solution

Erosion by landslides is common in hills.
Question 5
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Protection of soil erosion by preparation of field with alternate furrows and ridges is called

A
mulching

B
jigsawing

C
contour farming

D
ploughing

Solution

Protection of soil erosion by preparation of field with alternate furrows and ridges is called contour farming.
Question 6
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How do mulch plants help in preventing erosion?

A
By retaining moisture

B
By reducing soil erosion

C
By suppressing weed growth

D
All of these

Solution

Mulch is any material placed on a soil surface for the purpose of reducing evaporation, retaining moisture, reducing soil erosion, suppressing weed growth and providing plant nutrients as the material decomposes.
Question 7
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What happens in wind strip cropping?

A
Strips are planted parallel to each other.

B
Strips are planted in straight parallel rows at 90 degree to the direction of prevailing land.

C
Strips are planted along the contour at 90 degree to the direction of the slope.

D
Strips are planted 45 degree to the direction of prevailing land.

Solution

Strips are planted in straight parallel rows at 90 degree to the direction of prevailing land in wind cropping.
Question 8
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What kind of soil management method is lay farming?

A
Mechanical method

B
Biological method

C
Agrostological method

D
Dry farming method

Solution

Lay farming is a type of agrostological method.
Question 9
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A plant used in agrostological method of soil conservation is

A
cotton stalk

B
tobacco stalk

C
cynodon doctylon

D
maize stalk

Solution

Cynodon doctylon is used in agrostological method of soil conservation.
Question 10
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What does contour terracing involve?

A
Construction of small basins

B
Construction of channels at suitable intervals

C
Preparation of furrows and ridges in the field

D
Planting the crops in strips

Solution

Contour terracing involves construction of channels at suitable intervals.
Question 11
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Which method of soil conservation puts a check on velocity of wind in deserts?

A
Decreasing soil pollution

B
Gully control

C
Afforestation

D
Stream bank protection

Solution

Afforestation puts a check on velocity of wind in deserts.
Question 12
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Which process would be controlled by decreased use of weedicides?

A
Deforestation

B
Soil pollution

C
Contour farming

D
Gully control

Solution

Decreased use of weedicides would control soil pollution.
Question 13
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Which of the following is a wrong match?

A
Basin listing-Construction of small basins

B
Agrostological method-Cynodon

C
Gully control-Preparation of field with alternate furrows and ridges

D
Mulch-Potato top

Solution

Gully control involves formation or widening of gullies by constructing bunds, drains or diversions.
Question 14
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What is the soil transported by air called?

A
Eolian sediments

B
Alluvial

C
Colluvial

D
Colluvium (also colluvial material or colluvial soil) is a general name for loose, unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillslopes by either rainwash, sheetwash, slow continuous downslope creep, or a variable combination of these processes.

Solution

Colluvium (also colluvial material or colluvial soil) is a general name for loose, unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillslopes by either rainwash, sheetwash, slow continuous downslope creep, or a variable combination of these processes..
Question 15
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A practical method to control soil erosion is

A
increasing the population of birds

B
building more water bodies

C
increasing the population of plants

D
decreasing the velocity of wind

Solution

Humans can increase the population of plants by afforestation and controlling soil erosion.

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Question 1

exhaustible renewable resource

inexhaustible resource

exhaustible non-renewable resource

inexhaustible non-renewable resource

Solution

Question 2

Soil profile

Soil erosion

Stratification

Soil conservation

Solution

Question 3

water

wind

human traffic

sliding

Solution

Question 4

deserts

hills

rivers

forests

Solution

Question 5

mulching

jigsawing

contour farming

ploughing

Solution

Question 6

By retaining moisture

By reducing soil erosion

By suppressing weed growth

All of these

Solution

Question 7

Strips are planted parallel to each other.

Strips are planted in straight parallel rows at 90 degree to the direction of prevailing land.

Strips are planted along the contour at 90 degree to the direction of the slope.

Strips are planted 45 degree to the direction of prevailing land.

Solution

Question 8

Mechanical method

Biological method

Agrostological method

Dry farming method

Solution

Question 9

cotton stalk

tobacco stalk

cynodon doctylon

maize stalk

Solution

Question 10

Construction of small basins

Construction of channels at suitable intervals

Preparation of furrows and ridges in the field

Planting the crops in strips

Solution

Question 11

Decreasing soil pollution

Gully control

Afforestation

Stream bank protection

Solution

Question 12

Deforestation

Soil pollution

Contour farming

Gully control

Solution