ARD NABARD MAINS 2020 Quiz 7: Soil Erosion and Conservation

Soil Erosion and Conservation

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1. If there is a little slope in the field, the soil erosion can be prevented by:

 
 
 
 
 

2. The fertility level of any soil is generally determined by:

 
 
 
 
 

3. The most common method used for cultivation on hills:

 
 
 
 
 

4. The disadvantage of ploughing in arid and semi-arid zones is:

 
 
 
 
 

5. Gullies are removed by:

 
 
 
 
 

6. An important agrostological technique to check soil erosion in the initial stages is:

 
 
 
 
 

7. Which of the following plants are used as wind breaks?

 
 
 
 
 

8. The most significant and initial requirement for dry farming is:

 
 
 
 
 

9. The soil permeability can be decreased due to blockers called:

 
 
 
 
 

10. The removal of weeds by ploughing is called:

 
 
 
 
 

11. Contour binding is done to check:

 
 
 
 
 

12. The soil binding is done in the best way by:

 
 
 
 
 

13. When trees and shrubs are planted in long orws along streams, they are described as:

 
 
 
 
 

14. Digging pits on the slopes just for the accumulation of run off is called as:

 
 
 
 
 

15. Terracing is done in: