pedology or soil & agriculture section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Wood of which tree is used for catechu production?

a) Babool

b) Saaja

c) Saal

d) Khair

Question : 2

The Asha–grey soils of high–latitude coniferous forests a known as :

a) Grey–Brown soils

b) Red and Yellow soils

c) Tundra soils

d) Podsols

Question : 3

Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

a) Scrublands, liable to spread to weed growth

b) None of the above

c) Desert margin, liable to strong wind action

d) Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding

Question : 4

The native place of groundnut is

a) China

b) South Africa

c) Australia

d) Brazil

Question : 5

Which one of the following is used as a bio-fertilizer?

a) Urea

b) Potassium

c) Neem

d) Azolla

Question : 6

Statement (A):
Chile is still a prominent copper producer in the world.
Reason (R):
Chile is endowed with the largest deposits of porphyry copper.
Code

a) (A) is true, but (R) is false

b) (A) is false, but (R) is true

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)