List of top Physical Sciences Questions on Geographic Information System - GIS asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)

Applications of Geoinformation in Soil Resource Studies
(A). Soil Survey.
(B). Development of Land Evaluation Methods.
(C). Spectra Reflectance Studies.
(D). Soil Resource Mapping and Precision Farming.
Choose the most correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Raster data is obtained from satellite images, aerial cameras, and scanned maps.
Reason (R) : Georeferencing allows you to viewed, query, and analyze raster data with other geographic data.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Sequence the steps for georeferencing a map in QGIS
(A) Select transformation type
(B) Open the image to be georeferenced
(C) Open the map that you want to georeference
(D) Find ground control points
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Which of the following is a representation of vector map?
(a) Point, (b) Pixel, (c) Polygon

Objective of GIS
(A) Maximizing the efficiency of planning and decision-making.
(B) Providing efficient means for data distribution and handling.
(C) Elimination of redundant database - minimize duplication.
(D) Capacity to integrate information from many sources.
Choose the most correct answer from the options given below :

Match List I with List II
List I (Book):
A. The Nature and Properties of Soils
B. Introduction to Agrometeorology
C. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
D. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems

List II (Author):
I. H. S. Mavi
II. G. Joseph and C. Jeganathan
III. Micheal N. Demers
IV. Nyle C. Brady and Ray R. Weil

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Who has put forward the 'Law of Minimum'?

The soil structure can be defined as
A. the very fragments or clods into which the soil breaks up
B. three-dimensional arrangement of individual mineral grains and organic constituents
C. assemblage of aggregates (peds) and voids, including voids between and within aggregates
D. relative distribution and arrangement of soil particles
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Accumulation of soluble salts in soils is called?

The term 'GPS' stands for:

Which one of the following instruments is used for the determination of exchangeable cations in soil?

Hydrometer is used in soil analysis to determine

Instrumental method of analysis of pesticide residue include chromatographic techniques such as:
A. TLC
B. GLC
C. HPLC
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The WHO standard of drinking water is