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Soil geography - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea and rubber are cultivated refer to:
    1. Multiple cropping
    2. Terrace farming
    3. Extensive farming
    4. Plantation agriculture
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  2. Question 2

    Mountain soil contains a lot of:
    1. Coase material
    2. Clay
    3. Iron and aluminium salt
    4. Humus
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  3. Question 3

    What are the primary components of soil:
    1. Water, minerals, organic matter, and microorganisms
    2. Rocks and metals
    3. Air and sunlight
    4. Only organic matter
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  4. Question 4

    Which of the following is NOT a soil type:
    1. Silt
    2. Sand
    3. Clay
    4. Granite
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  5. Question 5

    Which soil type has the largest particle size:
    1. Silt
    2. Sand
    3. Clay
    4. Loam
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  6. Question 6


    Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?
    1. Forests bring rainfall in monsoon
    2. Forests lower the temperature of the environment
    3. Forests prevent soil erosion
    4. Forests act as water sheds
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  7. Question 7

    CDS 1993
    Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?
    1. Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
    2. Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
    3. Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
    4. Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
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  8. Question 8


    In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?
    1. New Delhi
    2. Chennai
    3. Mumbai
    4. Kolkata
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  9. Question 9

    Tax & Central Excise 1991
    In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?
    1. During monsoon
    2. After summer
    3. During winter
    4. During autumn
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  10. Question 10

    The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of:
    1. South-west monsoons
    2. Retreating monsoons
    3. North-east monsoons
    4. Westerly disturbances
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  11. Question 11

    NDA 1994
    Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?
    1. Punjab
    2. Meghalaya
    3. Kerala
    4. Tamil Nadu
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  12. Question 12

    The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in:
    1. West Bengal and Assam
    2. Deccan Plateau
    3. Gujarat and Maharashtra
    4. Kerala and Karnataka
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  13. Question 13


    Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Ladakh
    3. Delta region of Mahanadi
    4. Lahauland Spiti
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  14. Question 14

    CDS 2000
    Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region?
    1. Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees
    2. A few dwarf shrubs
    3. Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
    4. Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
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  15. Question 15

    The retreating monsoon withdraws from the:
    1. west coast to the east coast
    2. North to the south
    3. North-east India to the west coast
    4. North-west India to Bengal
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
    1. Hot weather
    2. Cold weather
    3. Retreating monsoon
    4. North-eastern monsoon
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  17. Question 17

    Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world:
    1. Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
    2. Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
    3. Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
    4. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?
    1. Loo – North - west India
    2. Mango-showers – Orissa
    3. Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh
    4. None of these
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  19. Question 19

    NDA 2002
    Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?
    1. Chennai
    2. Mangalore
    3. Mumbai
    4. New Delhi
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  20. Question 20

    CPO SI 2003
    Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to:
    1. Cyclones
    2. Earthquakes
    3. Landslides
    4. Tornadoes
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