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soils of India

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This soil is mostly found in India.

a)

Black soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Mountain soil

d)

Alluvial soil

2.

Click on all the things that are in soil.

a)

Dead leaves

b)

Animal bones

c)

glitter

d)

tiny rocks

e)

rain water

3.

What is soil?

a)

A tree growing in the dirt.

b)

Water in the ocean.

c)

A top layer of the earth.

d)

An electric current that travels through a circuit.

4.

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

a)

Red soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Laterite soil

5.

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

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

clay

d)

gold

6.

Which type of soil is most suitable to grow fruits like apples, pears, peaches and plums?

a)

Mountain soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Laterite soil

7.

________ gets nutrients from soil.

a)

plants

b)

humans

c)

books

d)

none of the above

8.

This state is dominated by black soil

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Karnataka

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Gujarat

9.
Which of the following soil conservation methods involves changing a steep hill into smaller, flatter fields?
a)
retaining walls
b)
terracing
c)
windbreak
d)
groundcover/mulch
10.

........... is used to generate electricity from wind.

a)

windblast

b)

windglass

c)

windmill

d)

windfall

11.

The process by which the top layer of soil is removed is known as

a)

soil conservation

b)

deforestation

c)

afforestation

d)

soil erosion

12.

Soil is made out of which of the following?

a)

Animal remains

b)

Plant remains

c)

Tiny rocks

d)

All of the above

13.

Sandy soil is found in

a)

Desert

b)

northern plains

c)

Northern Mountains

d)

Deccan Plateau