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Soil Science ICAR / JRF - SRF - NET - ARS Important Questions by Eetela Sathyanarayana (PJTSAU)

This document provides a list of 50 questions related to soil science, agriculture, and fertilizers that are important for ICAR exams including JRF, SRF, NET, and ARS. It includes the questions and short answers. Some sample questions include the cation exchange capacity increases with ligand adsorption of P by soil, methanogenesis in waterlogged soils takes place below -200 mV Eh, and the USDA soil classification system is followed in India. The document is authored by Eetela Sathyanarayana from PJTSAU to help students prepare for ICAR exams.

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Soil Science ICAR / JRF - SRF - NET - ARS Important Questions by Eetela Sathyanarayana (PJTSAU)

This document provides a list of 50 questions related to soil science, agriculture, and fertilizers that are important for ICAR exams including JRF, SRF, NET, and ARS. It includes the questions and short answers. Some sample questions include the cation exchange capacity increases with ligand adsorption of P by soil, methanogenesis in waterlogged soils takes place below -200 mV Eh, and the USDA soil classification system is followed in India. The document is authored by Eetela Sathyanarayana from PJTSAU to help students prepare for ICAR exams.

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Eetela Sathyanarayana
Assistant Professor
Agricultural College, Palem
PJTSAU
Department of Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry
9951851961 (Whats up) & 8328440311
[email protected]
ICAR - JRF / SRF / NET / ARS
FREE MOCK TEST - 1
1. ------------------ is a fraction of petroleum. By fractional distillation of petroleum which is
having temperature 200 - 250 oC
2. Downward movement of water through soil is called ---------------------
3. Downward movement of ions, particularly anions, through soil along with percolating
water is called --------------------------
4. Ca/Mg ratio should not exceed ------------------
5. K/Mg ratio should be less than -------------- for field crops
6. Equivalent of K2Cr2O7 in acidic medium is --------------------
7. Monocalcium phosphate formula is -------------------------
8. The colorimeter is based on ----------------------
9. Central Fertilizer Quality Control and Training Institute (CFQCTI) is situated at -----------
-------------
10. Ligand adsorption of P by soil results in -----------------------
11. Methanogenesis in waterlogged soils takes place at Eh of -----------------
12. The microorganism predominant in flooded rice soils is ------------------------
13. Total pore space more in --------------------
14. Size of the K+ is similar to ---------------
15. The E4/E6 ratio decreases with increasing --------------------
16. Two elements associated with Biological Nitrogen Fixation are ------------------
17. One acre of soil depth of 6 inch weighs about ----------------
18. Biosuper contains ---------------------------------------------------------
19. Most salt tolerant grass is ----------------------
20. Adsorption isotherms obeyed at -------------------------
21. ------------------- is highly salt tolerant fruit crop
22. Lime recommendation is made on the basis of ---------------------
23. Atomizer works on the principle of ------------------------
24. --------------------- having more organic matter than forest lands
25. The order of youngest to oldest order is -----------------------------------------------------
26. 1 ppm equal to----------------------- %
27. ---------------------- is the best method for application for P fertilizers
28. Ionic product of water is
29. 1 meq of HCl is equal to ------------------
30. ICP-AES and flame photometer works on -----------------------
31. Blue vitriol is ------------------
32. -------------------- soil classification followed in India
33. The chemistry of As (Arsenic) is similar to ---------------
34. The most common method used for desalinization of water is --------------------
35. 1 ha cm of water equal to ---------------------------
36. Burgundy mixture is ---------------------------------
37. Soil Health Card Scheme was started during ------------------------
38. The only pulse crop does not fix atmospheric nitrogen is ------------------
39. ---------------------- proposed “Inverse yield-nitrogen law”
40. Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation situated at -----------------------
41. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) situated at ------------------
42. Indian Institute of Soil Sciences situated at ------------------
43. National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning situated at ------------------
44. International Centre for Research in Agro forestry situated at --------------------
45. Brown manuring is --------------------------------------------
46. -------------------- is excreta and dead remains of sea birds rich in N and P
47. Copper (Cu) deficiency is common on newly reclaimed acid Histosols and this condition
is often referred as ----------------------
48. Under severe deficiency, rapid increases in yield with added nutrient can cause a small
decrease in nutrient concentration. This is called -------------------------------
49. Master cation is -----------------------
50. In Vermiculite isomorphous substitution occur in -----------------------------

Answer Sheet
1. Naphtha
2. Percolation
3. Leaching
4. 7:1
5. 5:1
6. 1/6th of molecular weight
7. Ca(H2PO4)2
8. Beer – Lambert Law
9. Faridabad
10. Increase in CEC
11. < - 200 mV
12. Bacteria
13. Clay loam soils
14. NH4+ ion
15. Aromatic components
16. Fe and Mo
17. 2 x 106 lb
18. Rock phosphate + S oxidizing bacteria and Elemental S
19. Karnal grass
20. Low P concentration
21. Date palm
22. 6 inches depth
23. Surface Tension
24. Grasslands
25. Entisol > Inceptisol > Alfisol > Ultisol >Oxisol
26. 0.0001 %
27. Band placement
28. 1.01 x 10-14
29. 14 mg of N
30. Emission spectroscopy
31. CuSO4. 5 H2O
32. USDA
33. P
34. Reverse osmosis
35. 1 lakh lit
36. CuSO4 + Na2CO3
37. 19th Feb - 2015 (Rajasthan)
38. Rajma
39. Wicox
40. Dehradun
41. Karnal (Haryana)
42. Bhopal (MP)
43. Nagpur (Maharashtra)
44. Nairobi, Kenya
45. No Till + Herbicides + Mulch
46. Guano
47. Reclamation disease
48. Steenberg effect
49. K
50. Both in tetra and octahedral layers

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