pedology or soil & agriculture section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 36 [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]

Identify the correct sequence of the iron-ore producing countries of the world in their descending order.

a) China, Brazil, Sweden, Australia

b) China, Australia, Brazil, India

c) Australia, China, Brazil, Sweden

d) Brazil, Sweden, Australia, China

Question : 37 [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]

Two largest producers of beets in the world are

a) Germany and the U.S.A.

b) Turkey and Ukraine

c) Belgium and China

d) France and Russia

Question : 38 [PSC (Pre) 2016]

Which group of minerals represents non-ferrous metals?

a) Copper, Pig iron, Nickel, Steel

b) Nickel, Carbon Steel, Aluminium, Zinc

c) Nickel, Zinc, Copper, Aluminium

d) Nickel, Aluminium, Iron-ore, Zinc

Question : 39 [SSC CGL 2016]

Salination of soil is caused by

a) excess irrigation

b) crop rotation

c) pesticides

d) soil erosion

Question : 40 [SSC CGL Pre 2005]

The soil which originate under tall-grass prairie vegetation is called

a) Chernozem soils

b) Terra rosa soils

c) Black soils

d) Chestnut soils