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Soils of India

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
humus
2.

Red soil appears red due to the presence of ————

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

clay

d)

gold

3.

Which type of soil is most suitable to grow cotton soil?

a)

Red soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Laterite soil

4.

Which soil requires lots of water for cultivation of crops?

a)

Alluvial soil

b)

Desert soil

c)

Mountain soil

d)

Black soil

5.

Black soil is light in colour.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Deccan Plateau is rich in this soil.

a)

Red soil

b)

Black soil

c)

alluvial soil

d)

laterite soil

7.

Red soil is found mainly in the southern and eastern parts of the Deccan Plateau.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In Kerala , we can find_________________ soil.

a)

Red soil

b)

black soil

c)

laterite soil

d)

mountain soil

9.

This soil is mostly found on the mountain tops that experience heavy rainfall.

a)

Laterite soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Alluvial

10.
What soil conservation technique is this?
a)
Crop Rotation
b)
Wind Breaks
c)
Contour Plowing
d)
No-Till Farming
11.
Which type of soil conservation strategy is being  used in this picture?
a)
windbreakers
b)
contour farming
c)
planting of vegetation
d)
terracing
12.

Which one of the following term is used to identify the old and new alluvial respectively?

a)

Khadas & Tarai

b)

Tarai & Bangar

c)

Bangar & Khadar

d)

Tarai & Dvars

13.

Why is the red soil is red in colour ?

a)

It is rich in humus .

b)

It is rich in iron compounds .

c)

It is derived from volcanic region .

d)

It is rich in potash .

14.

The entire Northern plains are made up of

a)

Black soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Laterite soil

d)

Arid soil

15.

Which of the following is not important for soil formation?

a)

Relief

b)

Parent rock

c)

Climate

d)

Duration of day

16.

Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?

a)

Alluvial

b)

Red soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Mountain soil

17.

Red soils are found in Thar Desert.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

The main crop of Mountain soil.

a)

Cotton

b)

Ragi, millets

c)

Tea, Coffee

d)

Paddy

19.

Black soil is suitable for dry farming as it.

a)

is formed in heavy rainfall region

b)

has less moisture retention capacity

c)

has high moisture retention capacity

d)

is formed from weathering of crystalline rocks

20.

This soil is also known as regur and black cotton soil.

a)

Alluvial soil

b)

Black soil

c)

Red soil

d)

Laterite soil

21.

In Rajasthan _________ soil is mainly found.

a)

Alluvial

b)

Black

c)

Desert

d)

Laterite

22.

___________________ soil is friable in its characteristic.

a)

Black soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Laterite soil

23.

This soil is mostly found on the mountain tops that experience heavy rainfall.

a)

Laterite soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Alluvial

24.

This state is dominated by black soil

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Karnataka

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Gujarat

25.

This layer of soil that is not very fertile

a)

Subsoil

b)

Humus

c)

Top soil