This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > Soil > Soil And Agriculture – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soil And Agriculture Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fermentation period of fortified organic fertilizer. A) 20 days. B) 1 1/2 weeks. C) 1 week. D) 13 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20 days. 2. The soil that we know now was formed by A) Rocks. B) Weathered rock fragments with organic matter, water and air. C) Inorganic materials from rocks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathered rock fragments with organic matter, water and air. 3. No rain at all for a long period of time causes? A) Drought. B) Flood. C) Earthquake. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drought. 4. When land becomes more desertlike because of human activity or climate change. A) Erosion. B) Desertification. C) Compost. D) Salinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desertification. 5. The most fertile soil is known as? A) Alluvial soil. B) Red soil. C) Black soil. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial soil. 6. Groundnuts and Pulses are grown in which soil? A) Red soil. B) Black soil. C) Desert soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red soil. 7. What can you add to a compost pile to help the organic material decompose? A) Food Scraps. B) Earthworms. C) Sticks. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthworms. 8. Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 9. CHOOSE the option which BEST describes non-conventional farming systems: A) System that utilises natural ways of growing crops. B) An agricultural practice that incorporates the use of natural methods namely organic farming, hydroponics, and grow boxes to produce healthy crops for consumption and the environment. C) A system of farming that utilizes inorganic chemicals such as pesticides to spray crops. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An agricultural practice that incorporates the use of natural methods namely organic farming, hydroponics, and grow boxes to produce healthy crops for consumption and the environment. 10. The process of soil formation takes how many years? A) Ten. B) Hundred. C) Thousand. D) Millions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millions. 11. What is undernutrition? A) Receiving too many calories than recommended; commonly causes heart disease. B) Lack of specific nutrients, like vitamins and minerals, in the diet. C) Receiving fewer calories than the minimum dietary requirements. D) Severe deficiency of calories, less than 200 a day: not enough calories are taken in for daily activities and human function. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Receiving fewer calories than the minimum dietary requirements. 12. Climate which favours agriculture A) Hot and humid. B) Dry and cold. C) Hot and dry. D) Moist and low temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and humid. 13. How would you describe the texture of "sandy" soil? A) Slimy. B) Sticky. C) Gritty. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gritty. 14. Fertilizer use for treatment of pond, lakes, rivers, sewage systems A) Bokashi. B) Mud ball. C) Fortified compost fertilizer. D) Fortified organic fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mud ball. 15. The ..... is the topmost layer of the soil. It is dark brown coloured soil which mainly consists of organic matter, decomposed material and many living organisms including some microbes, earthworms and other worms A) C horizon (subsoil). B) A horizon (topsoil). C) R horizon (regolith/bedrock). D) B horizon (subsoil). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A horizon (topsoil). 16. India ranks ..... in egg production. A) Third. B) Seventh. C) Fifth. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fifth. 17. Nitrogen fixing bacteria. A) Lactobacillus. B) Bifidobacteria. C) Rhizobium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhizobium. 18. Percentage of organic matter in the soil. A) 80%. B) 5%. C) 10%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5%. 19. For Rabaris of Gujarat and Rajasthan, which animal is a part of their life? A) Camel. B) Buffalo. C) Goat. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camel. 20. Soil sizes of particles A) Soil profile. B) Soil texture. C) Parent rock. D) Soil solumn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil texture. 21. Chicken, Geese, Turkeys and Ducks are reared on which farms? A) Poultry. B) Fish. C) Dairy. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poultry. 22. Who is known as "friend of farmers” as it helps to turn over soil? A) Pesticides. B) Earthworm. C) Fertilizers. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthworm. 23. The Caribbean Development bank (CDB), CARICOM, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) are all examples of A) International Agencies in Agricultural development. B) Financial institutions involved in agriculture. C) Regional institutions involved in Agriculture development. D) None if the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regional institutions involved in Agriculture development. 24. When land becomes more desert-like because of human activity, overgrazing, etc. A) Desertification. B) Compost. C) Salinization. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 25. This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock. A) Mechanical weathering. B) Chemical weathering. C) Deposition. D) Erosion weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical weathering. 26. Which cattle breed produces an average of 6, 150 kg of milk a year? A) Holstein. B) Gir. C) Deoni. D) Jersey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holstein. 27. The soil is made of FOUR major components, which sequence BEST represents this A) Water, dirt, minerals, and air. B) Organic matter, air, fossils and primary minerals. C) Organic matter, Inorganic matter, water, air. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic matter, Inorganic matter, water, air. 28. On desert farms continual use of irrigation can cause large mineral deposits on surface of the soil and lead to this condition A) Water logging. B) Salinization. C) Soil erosion. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinization. 29. What are shelterbelts? A) Rows of trees or other tall plants that are places along a field, developed area, or road to decrease wind speeds and prevent soil disturbance. B) Trees planted in urban areas like cities to prevent wind damage and increase air quality. C) Planting tall trees or plants on top of buildings in cities to increase air quality and decrease the urban island effect. D) Areas of trees planted between urban and suburban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rows of trees or other tall plants that are places along a field, developed area, or road to decrease wind speeds and prevent soil disturbance. 30. A rancher interested in the quality of the soil in her pasture might use which aspect of soil as a quick indicator of the pasture's overall fertility? A) Color. B) Smell. C) Structure. D) PH and Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesSoil And Agriculture Quiz 1Soil And Agriculture Quiz 3Soil And Agriculture Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books