Top 150+ Solved Indian Soil, Seasons and Natural Vegetation MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to:
a. weathering
b. erosion
c. leaching
d. deposition
Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? 1. Red soil Clay soil 3. Alluvial soil 4. Silt soil 5. Sandy soil
a. I and II
b. I, III and IV
c. II and V
d. II, III and V
Q. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?
a. Strip cropping
b. Crop rotation
c. Contour ploughing
d. Terracing
Q. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
a. Red soil
b. Desert soil
c. Black soil
d. Brown soil
Q. What do you understand by the word regur ?
a. Black soil found in the Deccan
b. Grey-brown soil found in Russia
c. Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
d. Black soil found in northern Argentina
Q. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals? [CRPF 1990]
a. Alluvial soils
b. Red soils
c. Laterite soils
d. None of these
Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water? [Stenographers' Exam 1994]
a. Desert soil
b. Laterite soil
c. Red soil
d. Regur soil
Q. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?
a. Wet tropical Climate
b. Hot and dry Climate
c. Cold temperature Climate
d. Mediterranean type of Climate
Q. Deforestation results in : 1. flora destruction 2. fauna destruction 3. ecological disbalance
a. 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1 only
d. 1 and 3
Q. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is :
a. alluvial soil
b. red soil
c. black soil
d. pod soil
Q. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to:
a. deforestation and over-grazing
b. the presence of potash and magnesia
c. tropical monsoonal climate
d. a wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic Jacks
Q. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate? [Railways 1994]
a. Alluvial
b. Black
c. Red
d. Sandy
Q. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as:
a. loamy soil
b. sandy soil
c. clayey soil
d. desert soil
Q. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?
a. These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture
b. These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
c. These are usually fine grained
d. These are by far the most fertile