Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas?

(1) Mulching

(2) Shelterbelt

(3) Gully plugging

(4) Terracing

Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion?

(1) Deflation

(2) Deforestation

(3) Weathering

(4) Overcroppin

Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by

(1) Afforestation

(2) Terrace cultivation

(3) Strip cropping

(4) Contour ploughing

The crop mainly grown in hills is :

(1) sweet corn

(2) sweet jowar

(3) sweet potato

(4) sweet pea

Which one of the following practices is adopted for restoring the fertility of soil?

(1) Weeding

(2) Levelling

(3) Fallowing

(4) Harrowing

Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270 C and a rainfall of more than 100 cm?

(1) Wheat

(2) Maize

(3) Rice

(4) Barley

Coffee is a

(1) Sub-tropical shrub

(2) Warm temperate shrub

(3) Tropical shrub

(4) Cool temperate shrub

Contour plowing helps in

(1) stopping floods

(2) growing crops

(3) soil conservation

(4) checking landslides

Black soil is mainly related to the crop of

(1) cotton

(2) sugarcane

(3) tea

(4) coffee

Humus is a type of

(1) fossil seen on the rocks

(2) decaying organic matters in soil

(3) fertilizers applied in soil

(4) special growth found in plants

A significant quantity of upper soil is formed by

(1) Igneous rock

(2) Sedimentary rock

(3) Metamorphic rock

(4) Biological degradation