Soil as a resource

Which factor of soil formation determines its colour and texture?

• Relief

• Parent rock

• Time

• Climate

What are the organic materials present in the soil called?

• Chos

• Bangar

• Humus

• Texture

Which is the most widely spread soil of India?

• Red soil

• Black soil

• Alluvial soil

• Laterite soil

Which soil is also called regur soil?

• Alluvial soil

• Laterite soil

• Arid soil

• Black soil

Which soil consists of various proportion of sand, silt and Clay?

• Black soil

• Red soil

• Alluvial soil

• Mountain soil

These are the important features of which soil?

It ranges red to brown in colour and lacks moisture.

• Laterite soil

• Alluvial soil

• Arid soil

• Black soil

Which soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks?

• Arid soil

• Laterite soil

• Alluvial soil

• Red and yellow soil

What are new alluvial soil called?

• Bangar

• Bhabhar

• Khadar

• Duars

Which soil is made up of extremely fine or clayey material?

• Alluvial soil

• Laterite soil

• Black soil

• Forest soil

Red soil looks....... when it occurs in hydrated form

• Green

• Blue

• Brown

• Yellow