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Soil geography - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Which soil is most widespread over Peninsula region:
    1. Black soil
    2. Red soil
    3. Slit soil
    4. None of these
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  2. Question 2

    Which soils are also known as regur soils?
    1. Laterite Soils
    2. Black Soils
    3. Alluvial Soils
    4. None of the above
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  3. Question 3

    Which type of soils is suitable for the cultivation of Rubber, Cinchona:
    1. Laterite Soil
    2. Red Soil
    3. Alluvial Soil
    4. None of these
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  4. Question 4

    Which of the following soils of India is most suitable for cotton cultivation?
    1. Laterite soil
    2. Alluvial soil
    3. Red soil
    4. Black soil
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  5. Question 5

    Which type of soil is found maximum in India?
    1. Red soil
    2. Black soil
    3. Alluvial soil
    4. None of the above
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  6. Question 6

    The deltas of the Mahanadi and the Godavari are rich in:
    1. Black
    2. Arid
    3. Forest
    4. Alluvial
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  7. Question 7

    Which is generally sandy in texture and saline in nature:
    1. Black soil
    2. Arid soil
    3. Alluvial soil
    4. All of these
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  8. Question 8

    Which type of soil is predomainantly found in the Deccan lava tract in India?
    1. Black Soil
    2. Red Soil
    3. Alluvial Soils
    4. Slit soil
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  9. Question 9

    Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion ?
    1. Deflation
    2. Weathering
    3. Overcropping
    4. Deforestation
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  10. Question 10

    The crop mainly grown in hills is :
    1. sweet corn
    2. sweet jowar
    3. sweet pea
    4. sweet potato
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  11. Question 11

    Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270 C and a rain fall more than 100 cm?
    1. Wheat
    2. Maize
    3. Rice
    4. Barley
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  12. Question 12

    Coffee is a:
    1. Sub- tropical shrub
    2. Tropical shrub
    3. Warm temperate shrub
    4. None
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  13. Question 13

    Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas ?
    1. Mulching
    2. Terracing
    3. Shelter belt
    4. Gully plugging
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  14. Question 14

    Identify the most infertile amongst the following soils:
    1. Black cotton soil
    2. Laterite soil
    3. Alluvial soil
    4. Peaty soil
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  15. Question 15

    In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by:
    1. Contour ploughing
    2. Tree plantation/Afforestaion
    3. Crop rotation
    4. Using farm manure
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  16. Question 16

    ‘Terra rossa’ is a Latin word which means:
    1. Hot area
    2. Lateritic region
    3. Region near the poles
    4. Red terrain
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  17. Question 17

    The soils which are rich in Calcium are known as;
    1. Podsols
    2. Pedocals
    3. Pedocals
    4. Laterites
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  18. Question 18

    Alluvial soils are rich soil for crop cultivation but are poor in:
    1. Nitrogen and humus
    2. Humus
    3. Inorganic material
    4. Organic material
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  19. Question 19

    Black soil is also known by which of the following name ?
    1. Bangar Soil
    2. Regur soil
    3. Khadar Soil
    4. Alluivial Soil
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  20. Question 20

    Soil erosion can be prevented by:
    1. Increasing bird population
    2. Removal of vegetation
    3. Overgrazing
    4. Afforestation
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