pedology or soil & agriculture section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The soil water which is of the greatest importance to plant life is

a) Hygroscopic water

b) Combined water

c) Gravitational water

d) Capillary water

Question : 2

Tin is found

a) in little silic Igneous rocks

b) All of the above

c) in Placer deposits

d) in Metamorphic rocks

Question : 3

Assertion (A):
Earthworms are not good for agriculture.
Reason (R):
Earthworms break down the soil into fine particles and make it soft.
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)

Question : 4

‘Monoculture’ is a distinct characteristic of

a) Subsistence farming

b) Organic farming

c) Commercial grain-farming

d) Shifting cultivation

Question : 5

Japan is almost self-sufficient in

a) Copper

b) Mineral oil

c) Bauxite

d) Iron-ore

Question : 6

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Maasai - Kenya

b) Papuans - New Guinea

c) Ainu - Japan

d) Bushman - Union of South Africa