#40.
A method determining lime requirement of soils that involves addition of increasing amounts of 0.04N
Ca(OH)2 solution to the soil samples.
A
Exchangeable Al index
B
Aluminum saturation method
C
Calcium carbonate incubation
D
Veitch method
Answer: Veitch method
#41.
A method of fertilizer application whereby fertilizer materials are spread evenly on the soil surface.
A
Foliar application
B
Band method
C
Ring method
D
Broadcast
Answer: Broadcast
#42.
It is a measure of the effectiveness of the lime to neutralize soil acidity.
A
Form of lime
B
Particle size of lime
C
Relative neutralizing power
D
Relative replacing power
Answer: Relative neutralizing power
#43.
A method of fertilizer application whereby nutrients in their dissolved form are sprayed to the plants
A
Ring method
B
Broadcast
C
Foliar application
D
Band method
Answer: Foliar application
#44.
The soil’s inherent susceptibility to erosion which is influenced by infiltration capacity and structural
stability.
A
Rainfall erosivity
B
Rainfall intensity
C
Rainfall duration
D
Soil erodibility
Answer: Soil erodibility
#45.
Which of these elements is available to plants in cationic form?
A
Sulfur
B
Chlorine
C
Potassium
D
Molybdenum
Answer: Potassium
#46.
The most active agent of the soil erosion process in Philippines and other areas in the humid tropics.
A
wind
B
ice
C
water
D
glaciers
Answer: water
#47.
Which of these elements is a phloem-mobile?
A
Iron
B
Calcium
C
Sulfur
D
Phosphorus
Answer: Phosphorus
#48.
The molecular weight of dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2 is ___________.
A
56 g
B
84 g
C
184 g
D
100 g
Answer: 184 g
#49.
Which of these materials has a molecular weight of 74g?
A
CaO
B
CaCO3
C
Ca(OH)2
D
MgCO3
Answer: Ca(OH)2
#50.
Which of these elements is a phloem-immobile?
A
Nitrogen
B
Phosphorus
C
Calcium
D
Magnesium
Answer: Calcium
#51.
Which of these liming materials is the most soluble?
A
Ca(OH)2
B
CaCO3
C
CaMg(CO3)2
D
CaO
Answer: CaO
#52.
It is a metamorphic rock produced from shale.
A
Gold
B
Marble
C
Gneiss
D
Slate
Answer: Slate
#53.
It is the vertical section of the soil exposing a set of horizons.
A
Soil
B
Regolith
C
Soil Profile
D
Solum
Answer: Soil Profile
#54.
It means the true soil or the A, E & B horizons of the soil profile.
A
Soil
B
Regolith
C
Solum
D
Soil Profile
Answer: Solum
#55.
It represents the A,E,B and C horizons of the soil profile.
A
Soil Profile
B
Solum
C
Soil
D
Regolith
Answer: Regolith
#56.
A process in soil genesis which includes mineral weathering or organic matter breakdown by
which soil constitutions are modified and destroyed and others are synthesized.
A
disintegration
B
translocation
C
transformation
D
decomposition
Answer: transformation
#57.
A process in soil genesis where movements of inorganic and organic materials from one horizon
up or down to another, the materials being moved mostly by water but also by soil organisms is
called.
A
losses
B
transformation
C
additions
D
translocation
Answer: translocation
#58.
An organic deposits which contains residues that are sufficiently intact to permit the plant fibers
to be identified.
A
bionic
B
muck
C
biotic
D
peat
Answer: peat
#59.
An organic deposit with most of the material decomposed sufficiently so that little fiber remains.