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Q.1
Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented
By strip ploughing
By using manure
By forestation
By shifting cultivation
Q.2
Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Punjab
Q.3
Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
It is derived from Himalayan rocks
It is rich in humus
It is formed of peninsular rocks
It is derived from local rocks
Q.4
Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils?
I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks
II. They contain iron oxides
III. They have high water retention capacity
IV. They have high nitrogen content
II and III
Only III
Only IV
III and IV
Q.5
Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?
Black Soils
Red Soils
Laterite Soils
None of these
Q.6
Which of the following district of Tamil Nadu is not suitable for farming due to rising salinity in soil?
Tiruchirappalli
Nagapattinam
Ramnathpuram
Coimbatore
Q.7
Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
Desert soil
Laterite soil
Red soil
Regur soil
Q.8
Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct?
1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content.
2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash.
3. They are porous and have friable structure.
1 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Q.9
In India the problem of utilisation of agricultural wastes is in
Conversion of cellulose into sugar
Conversion of bran into molasses
Conversion of starch into alcohol
Conversion of sugar into carbohydrates
Q.10
The soil of northern plain of India is formed by
Degradation
Aggradation
Weathering in situ
Erosion
Q.11
Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
Gypsum
Lime
Vegetable compost
Calcium superphosphate
Q.12
Grai Soil, like the Ash of Pine Forest, is also knows as
Red and peat soil
Tundra soil
Podzol
Gray soil
Q.13
The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
Deforestation
Soil erosion
Excessive cultivation
Salinity and water logging
Q.14
Soil of Western Rajasthan have a high content of
Aluminium
Calcium
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Q.15
Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
Volcanic rocks
Plutonic rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Hypabysal rocks
Q.16
Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ?
I. Generally confined to river basins
II. It has been deposited by rivers
III. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash
IV. It is the most fertile soil
I and II
III and IV
I, II and IV
I, II and III
Q.17
Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?
Wet tropical Climate
Hot and dry Climate
Cold temperature Climate
Mediterranean type of Climate
Q.18
Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?
Desert sand
Alluvial
Podzolic
Lateritic
Q.19
Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
Drainage
Deforestation
Weathering
Grazing
Q.20
Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
Red soil
Desert soil
Black soil
Brown soil
Q.21
The another name of acid or alkaline soil is
Regur
Bangar
Kallar
Khadar
Q.22
Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________
Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
Farming in the thickly populated areas
Farming in the thinly populated areas
Farming in the forests of equatorial region
Q.23
Fertility of soil can be improved by ________
Adding living earthworms
Adding dead earthworms
Removing dead earthworms
Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
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