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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
Which soil is found in the eastern coast of India?
Laterite soil
Alluvial soil
Mountain soil
Arid soil
Which soil is acidic in nature and generally deficient in plant nutrients?
Red soil
Black soil
Arid soil
Laterite soil
Which soil develops deep cracks during summer season, which helps in proper aeration?
Arid soil
Black soil
Red soil
Alluvial soil
Which soil is best for growing cotton?
Alluvial Soil
Black Soil
Red and yellow Soil
Laterite Soil
Identify the type of soil erosion shown in the picture?
Sheet erosion
Mud erosion
Gully erosion
Wind erosion
In which river basin bad land (unfit for cultivation) is known as ravines?
Luni
Ganga
Mahanadi
Chambal
Which among the following methods has helped in stabilisation of sand dunes In western India?
Contour ploughing
Strip cropping
Shelter belts
Terrace farming
Red Laterite soil in Tamil Nadu is more suitable for cultivation of which crop?
Maize
Cashew nut
Sugarcane
Rice
