logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home General Knowledge General Science See What Others Are Saying!
  • Question
  • Dolomite power is applied in some agricultural lands. The purpose of applying it is to


  • Options
  • A. increase the pH of the soil
  • B. lower the pH of the soil
  • C. increase the phosphorus content of the soil
  • D. increase the nitrogen content of the soil

  • Correct Answer
  • increase the pH of the soil 

    Explanation

    Dolomite is a limestone compound that contains calcium and magnesium. It provides valuable nutrients to plants and helpschange the pH of the soil by raising it to match the plants' needs. It evenprovides more nutrients than straight lime. It is often used in addition to balanced fertilizers, particularly with seeding fruit.

  • Tags: Bank Exams

    More questions

    • 1. In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?

    • Options
    • A. 1850s
    • B. 1880s
    • C. 1930s
    • D. 1950s
    • Discuss
    • 2. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?

    • Options
    • A. M.L.Valsamma
    • B. P.T.Usha
    • C. Kamaljit Sandhu
    • D. K.Malleshwari
    • Discuss
    • 3. The production of wheat has increased mainly due to

    • Options
    • A. increase in area under wheat
    • B. increase in yield per hectare
    • C. increase in demand for wheat
    • D. increase in prices
    • Discuss
    • 4. Excise duty is a tax levied on the


    • Options
    • A. import of goods
    • B. export of goods
    • C. production of goods
    • D. sale of goods
    • Discuss
    • 5. What does CPU stand for?

    • Options
    • A. Cute People United
    • B. Commonwealth Press Union
    • C. Computer Parts of USA
    • D. Central Processing Unit
    • Discuss
    • 6. Paper is manufactured by

    • Options
    • A. Wood and resin
    • B. Wood, sodium and bleaching powder
    • C. Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
    • D. Wood and bleaching powder
    • Discuss
    • 7. How many runs did M.Kaif score in his ODI debut?

    • Options
    • A. DNB
    • B. 15
    • C. 0
    • D. 99
    • Discuss
    • 8. The original landmass, pangola split into

    • Options
    • A. Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
    • B. Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north
    • C. Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west
    • D. Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east
    • Discuss
    • 9. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is

    • Options
    • A. Jupiter
    • B. Neptune
    • C. Saturn
    • D. Uranus
    • Discuss
    • 10. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include

    • Options
    • A. coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
    • B. crude Petroleum and natural gas
    • C. Fe, Au(gold)
    • D. natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment