Latest Soils and Crops General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?

A)

Relief

B)

Rock cover

C)

Climate

D)

Natural Vegetation

Correct Answer : Climate

2 .

Which of the following are not true in respect of alluvial soil?

A)

It is the most fertile soil

B)

It has been deposited by rivers

C)

Generally confined to river basins

D)

It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash

Correct Answer : It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash

3 .

Which food crop in India is sown in October-November and reaped in April ?

A)

Wheat

B)

Rice

C)

Coffee

D)

Coconut

Correct Answer : Wheat

4 .

The most extensive soil cover of India comprise

A)

Marshy soils

B)

Alluvial soils

C)

Black soils

D)

Laterite soils

Correct Answer : Alluvial soils

5 .

Soil turning plough makes the furrow of which type (shape) ?

A)

'V' shape

B)

O' shape

C)

'L' shape

D)

No definite shape

Correct Answer : 'L' shape

6 .

Which one of the following work is not done by scrappers?

A)

For covering the sown-seeds by earth

B)

For making irrigation channels

C)

For making ridges

D)

For levelling of soil

Correct Answer : For covering the sown-seeds by earth

7 .

Function of the seed-drill is

A)

Making furrow

B)

Dropping seeds

C)

Covering the seeds in furrow

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

8 .

Reapers are used for

A)

Seeds sowing

B)

Crop cutting

C)

Fodder cutting

D)

Threshing of harvested crop produce (lank)

Correct Answer : Crop cutting

9 .

Winnowing it called

A)

To thresh

B)

Cutting a crop

C)

Cutting the fodder

D)

To separate straw etc. from threshed lank

Correct Answer : To separate straw etc. from threshed lank

10 .

Dark coloured soils are considered most fertile as they contain:

A)

Sand and calcium

B)

Gravel and sand

C)

Clay and humus

D)

Silt and earthworms

Correct Answer : Clay and humus