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Agriculture · Q496

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 496

Q496

Which type of soil survey use the lowest categories of taxonomic and mapping units, i.e., types and phases

A.
Detailed survey
Answer
B.
Reconnaissance survey
C.
Detailed reconnaissance survey
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
A detailed survey is the elaborated mapping of soil survey that use the lowest categories of taxonomic and mapping units, i.e. types and phases, which are genetically quite homogenous.
The main objective of a soil survey is to get information about the soil genesis and provide information about the soil resources of the area.