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India's Soils

52 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 2 of 3

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Q26. In which soil there is no need for irrigation for agriculture?

  1. Ared soil
  2. Bblack soil
  3. CAlluvial soil
  4. DLaterite soil
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Answer: B) black soil

Q27. Which of the following types of soil is also known as 'Regur soil'?

  1. ALaterite soil
  2. BAlluvial soil
  3. Cblack soil
  4. Dred soil
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Answer: C) black soil

Q28. Which of the following soils can be said to be ploughed automatically?

  1. Ared soil
  2. Bblack soil
  3. CLaterite soil
  4. DAlluvial soil
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Answer: B) black soil

Q29. The largest extent of red soil is found in India in-

  1. AIn Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
  2. BIn Odisha and West Bengal
  3. CIn A.P. and Tamil Nadu
  4. DIn Rajasthan and Gujarat
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Answer: C) In A.P. and Tamil Nadu

Q30. Which one of the following is the regional soil type in peninsular India?

  1. Aalluvial soil
  2. BRed and Yellow Soil
  3. Cforest soil
  4. Dsaline soil
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Answer: B) Red and Yellow Soil

Q31. Which soil is found in two-thirds of the area of Tamil Nadu?

  1. Ared soil
  2. Bblack soil
  3. CLaterite soil
  4. DAlluvial soil
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Answer: A) red soil

Q32. Which statement is false regarding red soil?

  1. AIt is red in colour due to the presence of iron oxide.
  2. BIt is found in dry and humid areas.
  3. CIt is mostly found in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
  4. DThis soil is found in river valleys.
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Answer: D) This soil is found in river valleys.

Q33. Laterite soil is found mainly in-

  1. Ain the Malabar Coast
  2. Bin the Coromandel Coast
  3. Cin Bundelkhand
  4. Din Baghelkhand
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Answer: A) in the Malabar Coast

Q34. In which soil are iron and aluminium nodules found?

  1. ABlack
  2. Balluvial
  3. CRed
  4. DLaterite
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Answer: D) Laterite

Q35. The main laterite soil is-

  1. Ain the Malabar Coast
  2. Bin the Coromandel Coast
  3. Cin Bundelkhand
  4. Din Baghelkhand
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Answer: A) in the Malabar Coast

Q36. Which of the following soil groups in India is becoming infertile due to excess iron?

  1. Adesert sand
  2. Balluvium
  3. CPodzolic
  4. DLaterite
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Answer: D) Laterite

Q37. Which of the following clays becomes as hard as a brick when dried and as sticky as curd when wet?

  1. ALaterite
  2. BBlack
  3. CRed
  4. Dalluvial
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Answer: A) Laterite

Q38. Which of the following statements is false?

  1. ALaterite soil is generally found in areas with high rainfall.
  2. BIt is an alkaline soil
  3. CCoarse grains are mainly cultivated in this soil.
  4. DTea is also cultivated in this soil.
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Answer: B) It is an alkaline soil

Q39. Which of the following statements is false?

  1. ALaterite soil is rich in silica.
  2. BWhen dried, this clay becomes as hard as a brick.
  3. CThis soil is rich in iron and aluminium.
  4. DThe fertility of this soil is low.
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Answer: A) Laterite soil is rich in silica.

Q40. According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, approximately how much percent of India's land is affected by the problem of soil erosion?

  1. A0.3
  2. B0.4
  3. C0.5
  4. D0.6
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Answer: D) 0.6

Q41. Fertile alluvial soil is most suitable for producing ...............

  1. ARice
  2. BTea
  3. Ccotton
  4. DMaize
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Answer: A) Rice

Q42. In which of the following states is laterite soil found?

  1. AMaharashtra
  2. BRajasthan
  3. CKerala
  4. DUttar Pradesh
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Answer: C) Kerala

Q43. Soil erosion can be prevented by-

  1. Aby overgrazing
  2. Bby eradicating vegetation
  3. Cby planting forests
  4. DBy increasing the number of birds
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Answer: C) by planting forests

Q44. Regur soil is another name for-

  1. Ared soil
  2. Bblack soil
  3. Cbarren soil
  4. Dmixed red-yellow soil
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Answer: B) black soil

Q45. Regur soil is most commonly

  1. Ain Maharashtra
  2. BIn Tamil Nadu
  3. Cin Andhra Pradesh
  4. Din Jharkhand
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Answer: A) in Maharashtra

Q46. Which soil is formed by leaching and oxidation?

  1. Amountain soil
  2. Bblack soil
  3. CMakharla soil
  4. Dred soil
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Answer: C) Makharla soil

Q47. Which of the following types of erosion has caused the formation of the Chambal ravines?

  1. Asplash
  2. BOrder (sheet)
  3. Csmall stream (rill)
  4. Dgully
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Answer: D) gully

Q48. Treatments for soil erosion areas are: 1. Contour fencing 2. Regulation of land use 3. Cutting of trees 4. Allowing animals to graze

  1. A1 and 3
  2. B1 and 2
  3. C2 and 3
  4. D3 and 4
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Answer: B) 1 and 2

Q49. Which type of soil is rich in organic matter?

  1. Apeat
  2. BBlack
  3. CLaterite
  4. DRed
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Answer: B) Black

Q50. The type of soil found in the largest quantity in Maharashtra is-

  1. Aalluvial soil
  2. Bblack soil
  3. Cdesert soil
  4. Dred soil
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Answer: B) black soil

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