Indian Geography | Soil

Indian Geography | Soil

Dec 4, 2024 - 12:52 Updated: Dec 4, 2024 - 13:22
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1. Another name for 'Regur Soil' is

Red soil
Black soil
Arid soil
Mixed red-yellow soil

2. Regur soil is most widespread in

Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Jharkhand

3. Which of the following soils of India has been formed due to weathering of basaltic lava?

Alluvial soils
Laterite soils
Red soils
Regur soils

4. Regur is the name of

Red soil
Black soil
Alluvial soil
Lateritic soil

5. Which of the following soils of India is most suitable for cotton cultivation?

Regur soil
Laterite soil
Alluvial soil
Red soil

6. Which of the following is known as 'self-ploughed' soil of the country?

Alluvial soil
Lateritic soil
Black cotton soil
Desert soils

7. Which soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?

Black
Red
Alluvial
Laterite

8. Lava soils are found in

Chhattisgarh plains
Trans Saryu plains
Malwa plateau
Shillong plateau

9. The pre-dominant soil of Malwa Plateau is

Black soil
Alluvial soil
Red soil
Laterite

10. Which soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil water?

Red
Black
Laterite
Alluvial

11. Laterite soils are predominant in

Malabar Coastal Region
Coromandel Coastal Region
Bundelkhand
Baghelkhand

12. Laterite soils is found in

Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Maharashtra

13. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?

Desert sand
Alluvial
Podzolic
Lateritic

14. Old Kachhari clay of Gangetic plain is called

Bhabar
Bhangar
Khadar
Khondolyte

15. Which of the following types of soil has minimum water retention capacity?

Alluvial sand soil
Loamy sand soil
Clayey loam soil
Loamy soil

16. Which one of the following is the most productive soil in India?

Red soil
Black soil
Alluvial soil
Calcareous soil

17. In India, the largest soil group is found as

Red soil
Black soil
Sandy soil
Alluvial soil

18. Which soil particles are present in loamy soils?

Sand particles
Clay particles
Silt particles
All types of particles

19. Which one of the following crops is grown for improving the soil fertility?

Wheat
Rice
Black Gram (Urd)
Sugarcane

20. When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour?

Abundance of magnesium
Accumulated humus
Presence of ferric oxides
Abundance of phosphates

21. Soils of Western Rajasthan have a high content of

Aluminium
Calcium
Nitrogen
Phosphorus

22. Which one of the following crop enriches the nitrogen content in soil?

Potato
Sorghum
Sunflower
Pea

23. The micro nutrient maximum deficient in Indian soils, is

Copper
Iron
Manganese
Zinc

24. Soil water available to plants is maximum in

clay soil
silty soil
sandy soil
loamy soil

25. Which one of the following particles has less than 0.002 mm diameter?

Clay
Silt
Fine sand
None of these

26. The solution to the problem of soil salinity and alkalinity is

Dry farming method
Use of Gypsum in the fields
Afforestation
Contour cultivation

27. The long term solution of soil salinity and alkalinity is use of

Rock phosphate
Gypsum
Manure
Urea

28. A fertile soil, suitable for growing common crops is likely to have a pH value of

Three
Four
Six to seven
Nine to ten

29. Which one of the following can be used to make acidic soil cultivable?

Lime
Gypsum
Calcium
Vegetable compost

30. In India maximum alkali area is found in the State of

Gujarat
Haryana
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh

31. In India the largest area of Saline soil is found in the state of

Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Gujarat
Maharashtra

32. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinizating on the irregated land?

It greatly increases the crop production
It makes some soils impermeable
It raises the ground water level
It fills the air spaces in the soil with water

33. Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation?

Acidic
Alkaline
Alluvial
Regur

34. Which among the following districts of Madhya Pradesh has a problem of soil erosion?

Jabalpur
Bhopal
Morena
Khandwa

35. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?

Splash
Sheet
Rill
Gully

36. In which one of the following areas in India, the problem of soil erosion is critical?

Malwa Plateau
Foothill areas of Shivalik ranges
Dandkaryan
Meghalaya Plateau

37. Which one of the following areas is most affected by soil erosion in India?

Malwa Plateau
Trai area of Uttar Pradesh
Coastal area of Andhra
Chambal Valley

38. Identify the correct order of the process of soil erosion from the following.

Splash erosion, Sheet erosion, Rill erosion, Gully erosion
Sheet erosion, Splash erosion, Gully erosion, Rill erosion
Rill erosion, Gully erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion
Gully erosion, Rill erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion

39. Farm land tends to erode most rapidly when planted with

Sorghum
Potato
Wheat
Clover

40. Which of the following is not correct method to attain soil fertility?

Crop notation
Mixed cultivation
Seed modification
Multiple cropping

41. The rotation of crops is essential for

Increasing protein content in plants
Getting different crops
Increasing soil fertility
Maintaining soil moisture

42. Soil erosion can be prevented by

Heavy rains
Deforestation
Afforestation
Overgrazing

43. Soil erosion can be checked by

Excess grazing
Removal of plants
Afforestation
Increasing number of birds