Irrigation Engineering [1]

6) Sandy soils with good drainage become impermeable after prolonged use, if it is irrigated with a water containing ................. sodium.

  • (a) 25%
  • (b) 50%
  • (c) 75%
  • (d) 85%

7) For irrigation purposes, the p-H value of water should be

  • (a) between 3 and 6
  • (b) between 6 and 8.5
  • (c) between 8.5 and 11
  • (d) more than 11

8) Which of the salt present in water is harmful for cultivation purposes ?

  • (a) Sodium carbonate
  • (b) Potassium sulphate
  • (c) Calcium sulphate
  • (d) none of these

9) When an oven-dried sample of soil is kept open in the atmosphere, it absorbs some amount of water. This water is known as

  • (a) capillary water
  • (b) gravitational water
  • (c) hygroscopic water
  • (d) all of these

10) A part of water which exists in the porous space of the soil by molecular attraction, is known as

  • (a) capillary water
  • (b) gravitational water
  • (c) hygroscopic water
  • (d) all of these

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