1. Which of the following helps in soil formation?
a. Formation of rocks b. Arrangements of rocks c. breaking down of rocks. d.
All the above,
Ans: C
2. The scientific study of soil in their natural environment is called________.
a. Petrology b. Geology c. Pedology d. Ecology.
Ans: C
3. Which of the following soil is found in the Sutlej- Ganga-Brahmaputra
plain?
a. Black soil b. alluvial soil c. Red soil d. Laterite
Ans: B.
4. Which of the following is not an in-situ soil?
a. Red soil b. Alluvial soil c. Black soil. d. Laterite soil
Ans: B.
5. Which of the following statement regarding the nature or feature of soil is
incorrect?
a. Soil only consists of the inorganic substances b. Nature of soil depends on
the nature of Bed rock. c. Soil has varied texture. d. Only Soil is must for
growth of plants
Ans: A
6. Which of the following soil is found in the shaded region?
a. Red soil
b. Black soil
c. Laterite soil
d. Alluvial
Ans: B.
,7. Black soil is suitable for dry farming-as
a. High moisture holding capacity b. It is rich in magnesium.
c. It is black in colour. d. All the above.
Ans: A.
8. Which of the following soil is associated with the tropical climate having
high temperature & heavy rainfall with alternative wet & dry periods?
a. Black soil b. Laterite soil c. Alluvial soil. d. Red
Ans: B.
9. This process is defined as the removal of soluble salts, especially the bases
& silica from horizon A or the top soil by percolating rain water. Which
process is this?
a. Pedogenesis b. Leaching c. Lithification. d. Conglomeration.
Ans: B.
10. Laterite soil is acidic in nature- which of the following factor is responsible
for it?
A. As it is friable in nature. B. as it can retain moisture C. as the bases
leached down from the top soil. d. All the above are correct.
Ans: C.
11. Which of the following soil is found in the summits of Western Ghats?
a. Laterite soil b. Black soil c. alluvial soil. d. Red
Ans: A.
12. Study picture A & B. On which area the process of soil erosion is most
prominant?
, a. A
b. B
c. Both A & B.
d. none of the above.
Ans: A
A B
13. Which type of soil erosion is seen in
this image?
a. Sheet erosion
b. Gully erosion
c. Rill erosion.
d. All the above
Ans: B.
14. Wind is the main agent of erosion in which of the following region?
a. Western slopes of Western Ghats
b. Arid regions of Rajasthan
c. Northern Uttar Pradesh & Bihar.
d. Deccan plateau.
Ans: B.
15. Identify the method of soil conservation.
a. Strip cropping
b. Terrace farming
c. Shelter belts.
d. Contour ploughing.
Ans: B.
16. Identify the method of soil conservation.
a. Formation of rocks b. Arrangements of rocks c. breaking down of rocks. d.
All the above,
Ans: C
2. The scientific study of soil in their natural environment is called________.
a. Petrology b. Geology c. Pedology d. Ecology.
Ans: C
3. Which of the following soil is found in the Sutlej- Ganga-Brahmaputra
plain?
a. Black soil b. alluvial soil c. Red soil d. Laterite
Ans: B.
4. Which of the following is not an in-situ soil?
a. Red soil b. Alluvial soil c. Black soil. d. Laterite soil
Ans: B.
5. Which of the following statement regarding the nature or feature of soil is
incorrect?
a. Soil only consists of the inorganic substances b. Nature of soil depends on
the nature of Bed rock. c. Soil has varied texture. d. Only Soil is must for
growth of plants
Ans: A
6. Which of the following soil is found in the shaded region?
a. Red soil
b. Black soil
c. Laterite soil
d. Alluvial
Ans: B.
,7. Black soil is suitable for dry farming-as
a. High moisture holding capacity b. It is rich in magnesium.
c. It is black in colour. d. All the above.
Ans: A.
8. Which of the following soil is associated with the tropical climate having
high temperature & heavy rainfall with alternative wet & dry periods?
a. Black soil b. Laterite soil c. Alluvial soil. d. Red
Ans: B.
9. This process is defined as the removal of soluble salts, especially the bases
& silica from horizon A or the top soil by percolating rain water. Which
process is this?
a. Pedogenesis b. Leaching c. Lithification. d. Conglomeration.
Ans: B.
10. Laterite soil is acidic in nature- which of the following factor is responsible
for it?
A. As it is friable in nature. B. as it can retain moisture C. as the bases
leached down from the top soil. d. All the above are correct.
Ans: C.
11. Which of the following soil is found in the summits of Western Ghats?
a. Laterite soil b. Black soil c. alluvial soil. d. Red
Ans: A.
12. Study picture A & B. On which area the process of soil erosion is most
prominant?
, a. A
b. B
c. Both A & B.
d. none of the above.
Ans: A
A B
13. Which type of soil erosion is seen in
this image?
a. Sheet erosion
b. Gully erosion
c. Rill erosion.
d. All the above
Ans: B.
14. Wind is the main agent of erosion in which of the following region?
a. Western slopes of Western Ghats
b. Arid regions of Rajasthan
c. Northern Uttar Pradesh & Bihar.
d. Deccan plateau.
Ans: B.
15. Identify the method of soil conservation.
a. Strip cropping
b. Terrace farming
c. Shelter belts.
d. Contour ploughing.
Ans: B.
16. Identify the method of soil conservation.
