Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0485 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 5: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Soil-Water-Plant Relationship

Subtopic: Soil-Water-Plant Relationship

Question Statement:

A tensiometer is suitable for measuring soil water matric potential in the range of:

Options:

  • (A) $0$ to $-0.85\text{ bar}$ ($0$ to $-85\text{ kPa}$)
  • (B) $-1.0$ to $-15\text{ bar}$
  • (C) $-15$ to $-31\text{ bar}$
  • (D) $-31$ to $-100\text{ bar}$

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Tensiometers fail due to cavitation (air entry and boiling of water column under tension) beyond approx. $-0.85\text{ bar}$ ($-85\text{ kPa}$).
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