Q 1 – Which soil is most widespread over Peninsular India?
(a) Black Soil
(b) Alluvial Soil
(c) Red Soil
(d) Silt Soil
(c) Red Soil
Q 2 – Ravines are widespread in the
(a) Kashmir valley
(b) Chambal basin
(c) Gangetic plains
(d) Western Ghats
(b) Chambal basin
Q 3 – What is the function of clay in soils?
(a) Absorb soils
(b) Nourish Plants
(c) Provide moisture
(d) None of the above
(a) Absorb soils
Q 4 – Which is the most widespread soil in India?
(a) Black Soil
(b) Alluvial Soil
(c) Forest Soil
(d) Silt Soil
(b) Alluvial Soil
Q 5 – Which of the following states have very little alluvial soil area?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttaranchal
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 6 – Khadar soils are found in:
(a) In flood plains
(b) In piedmont plains
(c) In the foothills
(d) Over plateaus
(a) In flood plains
Q 7 – Which of the following soils contain a large proportion of sodium, potassium, and magnesium?
(a) Forest soil
(b) Usara soil
(c) Yellow soil
(d) Laterite soil
(b) Usara soil
Q 8 – Cultivation should never be done on the slope gradient of
(a) 5 – 7 percent
(b) 8 – 10 percent
(c) 15 – 25 percent
(d) 10 – 12 percent
(c) 15 – 25 percent
Q 9 – Name the crop for which black soil is best suited.
(a) Cotton
(b) Wheat
(c) Red Soil
(d) Maize
(a) Cotton
Q 10 – In arid and semi-arid areas, lands unsuitable for cultivation should be converted into
(a) Fallow lands
(b) Wastelands
(c) Pastures
(d) Residential areas
(c) Pastures
Q 11 – The state has very little alluvial soil area is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttaranchal
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 12 – Black soils are best for growing
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Cotton
(d) Tea
(c) Cotton
Q 13 – Which of the following soils contain a large proportion of sodium, potassium and magnesium?
(a) Forest soil
(b) Usara soil
(c) Yellow soil
(d) Laterite soil
(b) Usara soil
Q 14 – The state having very little alluvial soil area is
(a) Uttar Pradesh.
(b) Uttaranchal.
(c) Arunachal Pradesh.
(d) Gujarat.
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 15 – Structure of arid soils are generally
(a) Loamy.
(b) Clayey.
(c) Silty.
(d) Sandy.
(d) Sandy
Q 16 – Most fertile soils are found in the
(a) Flood plains.
(b) Delta region.
(c) River terraces.
(d) Estuaries.
(b) Delta region
Q 17 – What is the function of clay in soils?
(a) Absorb soils
(b) Nourish Plants
(c) Provide moisture
(d) None of the above
(a) Absorb soils
Q 18 – Which soil is most widespread over Peninsular India?
(a) Black Soil
(b) Alluvial Soil
(c) Red Soil
(d) Silt Soil
Q 19 – Name the crop for which black soil is best suited. ‘
(a) Cotton
(b) Wheat
(c) Red Soil
(d) Maize
(a) Cotton
Q 20 – The C horizon where substances of the upper leached horizons accumulate.
(a) Illuvial
(b) Alluvial
(c) Black soil
(d) Red soil
(a) Illuvial
Q 21 – The soil which is rich in organic matter is
(a) Black
(b) Red
(c) Illuvial
(d) Urvara
(a) Black
Q 22 – In an ancient time, the fertile soil was named as
(a) Urvara
(b) Usara
(c) Black
(d) Red
(a) Urvara
Q 23 – Soil survey of India was established in
(a) 1966
(b) 1956
(c) 1936
(d) 1976
(b) 1956
Q 24 – The type of alluvial soils, with newer alluvium
(a) Khadar
(b) Bhangar
(c) Both
(d) None of them
(a) Khadar
Q 25 – The local name of black soil in India is
(a) Regur
(b) Usara
(c) Urvara
(d) None of them
(a) Regur
Q 26 – The soil of tropical region of which lime and silica are leached away leaving behind the oxide of
iron and alluminium is
(a) Black soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Saline soil
(d) Laterites
(d) Laterites
Q 27 – The soils which are widely cut as’bricks for use in home construction is
(a) Laterite
(b) Saline
(c) Red
(d) Forest soil
(a) Laterite
Q 28 – he soil which contains large proportion of sodium and magnesium is
(a) Saline soil
(b) Forest soil
(c) Organic soil
(d) Arid soil
(a) Saline soil
Q 29 – The local name of saline soil in India is
(a) Urvara
(b) Usara
(c) Black soil
(d) Organic soil
(b) Usara
Q 30- – The feature most widespread in Chambal Basin
(a) Ravines
(b) Erosion
(c) Fertility
(d) None of them
(a) Ravines
Q 31 – The common physical properties of soil are
(a) Texture
(b) Colour
(c) Structure
(d) All of them
(d) All of them
Q 32 – Name two main types of alluvial soils found in Northern India
(a) Khadar and Bangar soil
(b) Saline and alkaline
(c) None of them
(d) Both of these
(a) Khadar and Bangar soil
Q 33 – What is the cause of soil erosion?
(a) Overgrazing
(b) Flood
(c) Both of them
(d) None of them
(c) Both of them
Q 34 – What is the characteristic of Alluvial soil?
(a) Fertile
(b) Sterile
(c) Rich in saline
(d) None of them
(a) Fertile
Q 35 – What is the characteristic of Laterite soil?
(a) Acidic
(b) Basic
(c) Fertile
(d) Sterile
(a) Acidic
Q 36 – Soil is important for
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Human beings
(d) All of these
(d) All of these
Q 37 – Scientific crop-rotation is helpful in
(a) Soil erosion
(b) Soil conservation
(c) None of them
(d) Both of them
(b) Soil conservation
Q 38 – What is loam?
(a) Sand
(b) Clay
(c) Sand and clay
(d) None of these
(c) Sand and clay
Q 39 – Channels from deep gullies are called
(a) Ravines
(b) Loam
(c) Saline
(d) Chambel valley
(a) Ravines
Q 40 – What are the main agents of soil erosion?
(a) Wind
(b) Water
(c) Both
(d) None of them
(d) None of them