This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Environment > Soil Erosion And Conservation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soil Erosion And Conservation Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following prevents afforestation in deserts A) Low rainfall. B) Local resident. C) Unfertility of soil. D) Goat and grazing animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low rainfall. 2. The plants commonly sown for crop rotation are A) Trigonella and Trifolium. B) Cajanus and Dalbergia. C) Dalbergia and trigonella. D) Cajanus and Aeschynomene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trigonella and Trifolium. 3. The term riparian erosion is applied to A) Slip erosion. B) Wind erosion. C) Stream bank erosion. D) Gully erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stream bank erosion. 4. One of the following crops is the most effective in controlling soil erosion A) Green gram. B) Cotton. C) Pigeon pea. D) Maize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pigeon pea. 5. Terracing is an affective method of soil conservation A) Riverine areas. B) Plains. C) Hilly areas. D) Desert areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hilly areas. 6. Constant grazing and browsing in an area may ultimately result in the formation of A) Desert. B) Grassland. C) Dense forest. D) Bushy vegetation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 7. When trees and shrubs are planted in long rows along streams, they are described as A) Wind breaks. B) Shelter belts. C) Basin blisters. D) Soil binders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shelter belts. 8. Rotation of crop is essential for A) Increasing quality of minerals. B) Getting different kinds of crops. C) Increasing fertility of soil. D) Increasing quality of protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increasing fertility of soil. 9. Gully development is accomplished under A) One. B) Three. C) Four. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four. 10. The soil binding is done in the best way by A) Algae. B) Grasses. C) Mycorrhizae. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grasses. 11. Gabion structure are A) Flexible. B) Permeable. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 12. In dry farming initially the fertility of the land can be increased by A) Agrostology. B) Basin listing. C) Animal husbandry. D) Growing grazing fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal husbandry. 13. Soil conservation is the process where A) Soil is aerated. B) Soil erosion is allowed. C) Soil is protected against loss. D) Sterile soil is converted into fertile soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil is protected against loss. 14. If there is a little slope in the field, the soil erosion can be prevented by A) Confour farming. B) Contour terracing. C) Contour strip cropping. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contour strip cropping. 15. Gullies are removed by A) Levelling. B) Pan breaking. C) Ridge terracing. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Levelling. 16. Mulch tillage increases A) Moisture content in the soil. B) Presence of air. C) Flow of water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moisture content in the soil. 17. Deforestation causes A) Pollution. B) No floods. C) Soil erosion. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil erosion. 18. The magnitude of wind turbulence is greater at A) Ground surface. B) Rough surface. C) Smooth surface. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ground surface. 19. Soil erosion can be reduced by A) Making dams. B) Planting proper plants. C) Reducing over grazing. D) All of those. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of those. 20. Fifth of June is celebrated as A) Darwin's birthday. B) World population day. C) World environment day. D) World health and hygiene day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) World environment day. 21. "Chipko Movement" is related to A) Project tiger. B) Animal breding. C) Operation flood. D) Plant conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant conservation. 22. The disadvantage of ploughing in arid and semi-arid zones is A) Loss of soil water. B) Soil organisms are exposed. C) Soil particles became smaller. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of soil water. 23. Wind turbulence is increases with increase in A) Friction velocity. B) Pressure. C) Temprature. D) Velocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friction velocity. 24. Class-III lands of LUCC are A) Moderately good for cultivation. B) Good for cultivation. C) Not good for cultivation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderately good for cultivation. 25. Agrostology is related with the study of A) Nematode disease. B) Epiphytes. C) Grasses. D) Agricultural growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grasses. 26. Mulching helps in A) Increasing soil fertility. B) Moisture conservation. C) Weed control. D) Improvement of soil structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moisture conservation. 27. If the top soil has been eroded, we retire a land and grow over it A) Grasses. B) Lichens. C) Legumes. D) Blue-green algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grasses. 28. Gully erosion is the A) Last stage of rill formation. B) Advanced stage of rill formation. C) Pre stage. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last stage of rill formation. 29. The removal of weeds by ploughing is called A) Tilling. B) Mulching. C) Fallowing. D) Contour farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tilling. 30. Odum has described soil erosion as A) Creeping death of soil. B) Loss of living stratum. C) Loss of feeding zone. D) Soil pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil pollution. 31. The possible beneficial effect of the grazing animals is A) Removal of wild plants. B) Eradication of weeds. C) Addition of their excreta to the soil. D) Removal of wild animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Addition of their excreta to the soil. 32. Wind erosion will be higher from A) A barren sandy soil. B) Clay soil. C) Sandy soil. D) Loam soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A barren sandy soil. 33. Which is the main causative factor for desertification? A) Irrigated agriculture. B) Tourism. C) Developmental activities. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overgrazing. 34. A sllopy land on account of continued rainfall initially under goes A) Gully erosion. B) Sheet erosion. C) Rill erosion. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rill erosion. 35. Wave erosion is more prevalent and well marked A) Along rivers. B) In water falls. C) At the sea shore. D) In all these places. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the sea shore. 36. Erosivity is the function of A) Rainfall intensity. B) Rainfall. C) Runoff. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rainfall intensity. 37. The soil permeability can be decreased due to blockers called A) Clods. B) Pans. C) Peds. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pans. 38. Wind turbulence is greater on A) Rough surface. B) Smooth surface. C) Undulating surface. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rough surface. 39. An important agrostological technique to check soil erosion in the initial stages is A) Contour farming. B) Land retirement. C) Basin listing. D) Ley farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ley farming. 40. The chief cause of accelerated erosion is A) Overfelling and overgrazing. B) Excessive rains. C) Wind storms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overfelling and overgrazing. 41. Bunds, dams and drains are constructed to prevent A) Slip erosion. B) Sheet erosion. C) Gully erosion. D) Stream bank erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gully erosion. 42. Soil erosion is a Three phase phenomena A) Detachments. B) Transportation. C) Deposition. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 43. The fertility level of any soil is generally determined by A) Aeration and hydration. B) Humus and mineral contents. C) Humus, mineral and hydration level. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 44. Over-all mineral level of soil recedes due to A) Leaching only. B) Utilization by plants. C) Both (a) and(b). D) Chemical reactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and(b). 45. Rill erosion is also called as A) Micro channel irrigation. B) Major channel irrigation. C) None of the above. D) All of Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Micro channel irrigation. 46. Bunds are constructed for the purpose of A) Retaining water. B) Controlling soil loss. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 47. It occurs under normal conditions A) Surface creep. B) Geological erosion. C) Both (a) and (b). D) Accelerated erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geological erosion. 48. Soil erosion in plains consequent to rain fall is initiated by A) Rill erosion. B) Gully erosion. C) Sheet erosion. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sheet erosion. 49. Contour binding is done to check A) Sheeterision. B) Rill erosion. C) Gully erosion. D) Ravine formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheeterision. 50. Digging pits on the slopes just for the accumulation of run off is called as A) Contour trenching. B) Contour terracing. C) Beach terrasing. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contour trenching. 51. Land capability unit refers to the A) Classifying the land. B) Grade the land. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classifying the land. 52. The most common method used for cultivation on hills A) Bench terracing. B) Ridge terracing. C) Channel terracing. D) Levelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bench terracing. 53. Side effect of heavy and constant grazing is that the A) Upper layers of soil are loosened and are eroded. B) Lower compact layers make root penetration difficult. C) Lower layers are made more compact and root respiration is interfered with. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. The grazing animals can change the type of vegetation by A) Bringing the seeds of other plants. B) Bringing in plant pathogens. C) Cross pollination. D) Selective grazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective grazing. 55. Eroded soils are A) Rich in plant nutrients. B) Devoid of plant nutrients. C) Unaltered in plant nutrients. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devoid of plant nutrients. 56. The ecological equilibrium in mined areas can be achieved by A) Preventing overgrazin. B) Introducing agriculture. C) Preventing soil erosion. D) Developing a vegetational cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing a vegetational cover. 57. Grasses possess great regenerative power because they are A) Dominat species. B) Constantly grazed. C) Fast growing. D) Rhizomatous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constantly grazed. 58. Sheet erosion is caused by A) Fast running rivers. B) Heavy rains. C) Wind. D) Glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heavy rains. 59. Soil conservation can best achieved by having A) Wind screens. B) Low rainfall. C) Good plant covers. D) Restricted human activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good plant covers. 60. Erosion of very fine particles is seen on account of A) Shifting of dunes. B) Suspension. C) Saltation. D) Surface creep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saltation. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesSoil Erosion And Conservation Quiz 2Ecology Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Issues QuizSoil And Agriculture Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books