pedology or soil & agriculture section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [SSC SO 2001]

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 : 7 [BPSC (Pre) 1994]

Tin is found

a) in little silic Igneous rocks

b) All of the above

c) in Placer deposits

d) in Metamorphic rocks

Question : 8 [PSC (Pre) 2013]

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 : 9 [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]

Peanuts are the main crop of

a) Ghana

b) Guatemala

c) Georgia

d) Gambia

Question : 10 [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

Which one of the following countries produces sugar from sugar-beets only?

a) Germany

b) Italy

c) France

d) Ukraine