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Soil as a resource

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which factor of soil formation determines its colour and texture?

a)

Relief

b)

Parent rock

c)

Time

d)

Climate

2.

What are the organic materials present in the soil called?

a)

Chos

b)

Bangar

c)

Humus

d)

Texture

3.

Which is the most widely spread soil of India?

a)

Red soil

b)

Black soil

c)

Alluvial soil

d)

Laterite soil

4.

Which soil is also called regur soil?

a)

Alluvial soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Arid soil

d)

Black soil

5.

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

a)

Black soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Alluvial soil

d)

Mountain soil

6.

These are the important features of which soil?

It ranges red to brown in colour and lacks moisture.

a)

Laterite soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Arid soil

d)

Black soil

7.

Which soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks?

a)

Arid soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Alluvial soil

d)

Red and yellow soil

8.

What are new alluvial soil called?

a)

Bangar

b)

Bhabhar

c)

Khadar

d)

Duars

9.

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

a)

Alluvial soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Forest soil

10.

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

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Brown

d)

Yellow

11.

Which soil is found in the eastern coast of India?

a)

Laterite soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Mountain soil

d)

Arid soil

12.

Which soil is acidic in nature and generally deficient in plant nutrients?

a)

Red soil

b)

Black soil

c)

Arid soil

d)

Laterite soil

13.

Which soil develops deep cracks during summer season, which helps in proper aeration?

a)

Arid soil

b)

Black soil

c)

Red soil

d)

Alluvial soil

14.

Which soil is best for growing cotton?

a)

Alluvial Soil

b)

Black Soil

c)

Red and yellow Soil

d)

Laterite Soil

15.

Identify the type of soil erosion shown in the picture?

a)

Sheet erosion

b)

Mud erosion

c)

Gully erosion

d)

Wind erosion

16.

In which river basin bad land (unfit for cultivation) is known as ravines?

a)

Luni

b)

Ganga

c)

Mahanadi

d)

Chambal

17.

Which among the following methods has helped in stabilisation of sand dunes In western India?

a)

Contour ploughing

b)

Strip cropping

c)

Shelter belts

d)

Terrace farming

18.

Red Laterite soil in Tamil Nadu is more suitable for cultivation of which crop?

a)

Maize

b)

Cashew nut

c)

Sugarcane

d)

Rice