List of top Soil Science Questions

The hydraulic design of permanent gully control structure's determining parameter is:

The downward and lateral movement of water into the soil is called:

In which pump the inlet and outlet edge of the blades are inclined to the axis of rotation?

The ratio between the water that reaches a farm or field and that is diverted from the irrigation water source is called:

The rate at which water is transmitted through a unit width of the aquifer and extending through the full saturated thickness of the aquifer under a unit hydraulic gradient is called its:

The volume of water released or stored per unit surface area of the aquifer per unit change in the component of head normal to that surface is known as:

Volume of water the aquifer releases from or takes into storage per unit surface area of the aquifer is called:

When the sensor detects EMR at an object and detects the amount of that energy which is reflected back, it is:

Which of the following is not correct in case of centrifugal pump?

The minimum wind velocity required to initiate the movement of soil particle is called:

The amount of water including transpiration, plant growth, evaporation from the soil, and drainage loss required to produce a unit of dry weight material is a measure of:

Tensiometers measure the:

The term remote sensing was introduced in:

A balance between the inputs and outputs of water to and from the plant root zone is called:

Erosion is function of:

Which is not the process of wind erosion?

Graded bunding has been generally used in areas receiving rainfall more than {

The portion of water which is retained in the soil between field capacity \(\left(-\frac{1}{3}\ \text{bar}\right)\) and the permanent wilting coefficient \((-15\ \text{bar})\) is called:

Water that is held at a potential greater than \(-\frac{1}{3}\) bar and that portion of soil water that will drain freely from the soil by force of gravity is called:

Water which is held at soil water potential greater than \(-15\) bars is called:

Which one is the mechanical measure of erosion control?

The vulnerability of the soil to erosion is called:

The soil loss equation is:

Rainfall is measured by:

Contour farming is: