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Soil science is a specialized branch of agriculture which associated with thedifferent areas of soil pedology, soil physics, soil chemistry, soil biology, soilfertility, plant nutrition etc. It is, therefore, worthwhile to understand thenature and behavior of natural resources for sustainable agriculturalproduction. Fundamentals of Soil Science assembles and summatizespertinent available information for the students of agriculture in general andsoil science in particular. The content of this book is structured around basicsoil concepts, beginning with the significance of soil in our everyday lives andprogressing through soil formation, the physical and chemical properties ofsoils, and the role soil and the earth play in environmental management todayand in the future. This book is comprehensive and will meet the growing needof soil science of graduate and post graduate students at university levelagricultural education. This book covers the course contents of competitiveexaminations like IAS, IFS, PCS, ARS, banking services, B.Sc./M.Sc./PhD.(Ag) admission, states and national levels of different competitiveexaminations in agriculture. The entire book is prepared in most simple, clear,talking language, comprehensive and short descriptive type of questions sothat the concept could be easily understand by the readers in short times.