Soil Science Multiple Choice Questions And Answers:: Agriculture Entrance/Competitive Exams

Soil Science

Soil Science is the science of study of soil and its relation with plants which is known as Soil-Plant-Relationship.

Soil Science Multiple Choice Questions

Soil Science Multiple Choice Questions are the set of many objective type questions inside a question booklets in different agricultural entrance exams.

In this page we are going to udate some MCQ(S), related to soil science, regularly.

Soil Science Competitive Entrance Exam List:

National Eligibility Test.
Common Entrance Test or CET.
Pre Agriculture Tests.
CET for M. Sc.
CET for Ph.D.

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Question- #1. Source of Mg is?

(a). Orthoclase.
(b). Micas.
(c). Dolomite.
(d). Magnetite.

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Question- #2. Contrast to pedzolization is?

(a). Laterization.
(b). Gleization.
(c). Pedoturbation.
(d). Eluviation.

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Question- #3. Edaphology is a….?

(a). Latin word.
(b). Greek word.
(c). Swedish.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question- #4. Maximum eluviation is found in?

(a). E.
(b). A2.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). AB/EB.

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Question- #5. Size of fine sand is?

(a). 0.02 – 0.2.
(b). 0.2 – 2.
(c). 0.002.
(d). 0.02 – 0.002.

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Question- #6. Water holding capacity is low?

(a). Clay soil.
(b). Loam soil.
(c). Gravel.
(d). Sandy soil.

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Question- #7. First manufactured fertilizer in India is..?

(a). SSP.
(b). DSP.
(c). Urea.
(d). Phosphate.

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Question- #8. Recently formed soil order is..?

(a). Histosol.
(b). Entisol.
(c). Alfisol.
(d). Ultisols.

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Question- #9. Clay soil should have..?

(a). 40% clay.
(b). 20% clay.
(c). 35% clay.
(d). 30 % clay.

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Question 10. First manufactured fertilizer in India is..?

(a). Urea.
(b). CAN.
(c). SSP.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question 11. The crop which absorb the ammoniacal form directly..?

(a). Paddy.
(b). Potato.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). Wheat.

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Question 12. Major source of P is..?

(a). Apatite.
(b). Orthoclase.
(c). Tourmaline.
(d). Olivine.

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Question 13. Major source of P is..?

(a). Apatite.
(b). Orthoclase.
(c). Tourmaline.
(d). Olivine.

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Question 14. Major source of Mo is..?

(a). Apatite.
(b). Feldspars.
(c). Quartz.
(d). Olivine.

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Question 15. Major source of K is..?

(a). Orthoclase.
(b). Apatite.
(c). Feldspars.
(d). Quartz.

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Question 16. C. E. C. (C mol (P+)/kg of vermiculite is..?

(a). 50 – 70.
(b). 75 – 80.
(c). 80 – 150.
(d). >150.

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Question 17. P in FYM is..?

(a). 0.1%.
(b). 0.2%.
(c). 0.3%.
(d). 0.4%.

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Question 18. Fastest N fixing plant is?

(a). Sesbania.
(b). Sunhemp.
(c). Clover.
(d). Lupin.

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Question 19. Nitrogen % in cotton crop is..?

(a). 4.5%.
(b). 5.5%.
(c). 6.5%.
(d). 7.5%.

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Question 20. Which is known as kisan khad?

(a). CAN.
(b). MOP.
(c). DAP.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question 21. The pore space percentage is highest in….?

(a). Sandy loam surface soil.
(b). Clay surface soil.
(c). Sandy loam lower space.
(d). Clay soil lower space.

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Question 22. Chlorites are silicates of..?

(a). Fe with Al.
(b). Mg with Fe.
(c). Mg with Al.
(d). Mg with Al and Fe.

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Question 23. Which type of soil water is most useful for plants?

(a). Hygroscopic.
(b). Capillary water.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). Gravitational water.

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Question 24. Which is natural soil erosion?

(a). Hydrological erosion.
(b). Wind erosion.
(c). Geological erosion.
(d). Site specific erosion.

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Question 25. Diara lands are..?

(a). Area flooded by heavy rain.
(b). Area created by sand storms.
(c). Area by flooded by canal water.
(d). Area located on either side of river get flooded every year.

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Question 26. …. is the process of moving out of sesquioxide?

(a). Pedozolization.
(b). Pedoturbation.
(c). Pedonization.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question 27. The organic soil should have at least.. OM?

(a). 30%.
(b). 20%.
(c). 15%.
(d). 10%.

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Question 28. The diameter of clay particle is..?

(a). .02 mm.
(b). .002 mm.
(c). .0002mm.
(d). .2 mm.

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Question 29. The particle density of most of the soil is..?

(a). 2.65 g/cc.
(b). 2.45 g/cc.
(c). 2.66 g/cc.
(d). 2.55 g/cc.

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Question 30. Kaolinite is a type of..?

(a). 1:1 mineral.
(b). 1:2 mineral.
(c). 2:1 mineral.
(d). 1:1:1 mineral.

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