· Soil formation is influenced by five factors:
1. Parent material
2. Climate ✅
(Active factor)
3. Organisms
4. Topography (Relief)
5. Time
· Active factors are those that drive or influence the rate and nature of soil formation.
· Climate affects:
. Weathering of rocks
. Leaching and translocation of minerals
. Biological activity and organic matter decomposition
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According to Ministry of Water Resources, waterlogged areas are the land areas having
Which of the following is NOT associated with podzolization?
Soil moisture characteristic curve represents the relationship between
Which of the following is a man-made epipedon?
Comparatively stable fraction of soil organic matter left after decomposition is called
‘Chroma’ variable in determination of soil colour represents
Most limiting factor for crop cultivation in desert areas is
Which one of the following is an aerobic non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
Which master horizon of soil is known as the zone of illuviation?
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