1.
The type of soil suitable for growing paddy is ......................
A
Sandy Soil
B
Loamy soil
C
Clayey Soil
D
Bricks
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The type of soil suitable for growing paddy is ......................
Sandy Soil
Loamy soil
Clayey Soil
Bricks
Water can drain easily through ............................
Sandy Soil
Loamy soil
Clayey Soil
Bricks
The soil containing the same amount of large and fine particles is called ...................
Sandy Soil
Loamy soil
Clayey Soil
Bricks
The soil containing a greater portion of fine particles is called ...............
Sandy Soil
Loamy soil
Clayey Soil
Bricks
The soil containing the greater portion of big particles is called .................
Sandy soil
Loamy soil
Clayey soil
Bricks
The removal of land surface by water, wind or ice is known as .......................
Erosion
Weathering
Percolation
Retention
Breaking down of rocks by the action of wind and climate is called ...............
Weathering
Soil Vegetation
Cultivating
Percolation
The rotting dead matter in the soil is called ...............
Humus
Salt
Sugar
Protein
The water holding capacity is the highest in
sandy soil
clayey soil
loamy soil
mixture of sand and loam
Percolation rate of water is the least in ?
sandy soil
clayey soil
loamy soil
none of these
An average cave-in of five yards of soil will weigh how many pounds.
1350
5000
13500
When using a pocket penetrometer or shear vane to measure soil strength, how many samples should you test?
2
6
12
Type B soils may be cohesive or non-cohesive.
True Statement
False Statement
You should never take samples of soil to test from a trench wall.
True Statement
False Statement
Which type of soil has an unconfined compressive strength of .5 to 1.5 tons per square foot?
Type B
Type C
Type A
Which type of soil is the least stable?
Type B
Type C
Type A
Which type of manual test is performed on a sample that is the size of a small plate?
the dry strength test
the thumb penetration test
the plasticity test
What is another name for the mixed media test?
the olive jar test
the mason jar test
the pickle jar test
Soil that is filled with water is termed ?
saturated
hydrated
soluble
Soil formation is a
fast process
rapid process
none of these
slow process