India's First Soil Moisture Map

Question 1

Which department released nation wide soil moisture forecast ?

Answer 1

IMD

Question 2

What is the full form of IMD ?

Answer 2

India Meteorological Department

Question 3

Whom did IMD work with to provide a soil moisture forecast ?

Answer 3

IIT Gandhinagar

Question 4

Which model was used to develop ‘Experimental Forecasts Land Surface Products’ ?

Answer 4

Variable Infiltration Capacity

Question 5

What are some of the parameters that ‘ Variable Inflitration Capacity’ model considers ?

Answer 5

soil, vegetation, land use and land cover

Question 6

Which states are deficit soil moistures predicted ?

Answer 6

Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh

Question 7

Which states will have surplus moisture at the start of Rabi season ?

Answer 7

Western Uttar Pradesh, Bundelkhand, and Chhattisgarh

Question 8

How does soil moisture help farmers ?

Answer 8

1. Better planning
2. Understand pattern
3. Increase irrigation

Question 9

Why do micro organisms require soil moisture ?

Answer 9

Metabolic activities

Question 10

How does soil moisture help plants ?

Answer 10

1. Regulate temperature
2. Micro organisms
3. Nutrient and solvent