Soils: Mixture of Rock Debris and Organic Materials which Develop on the Earth's Surface

In this quiz, you will find questions related to the soil, different types of soil, which soil is favorable for which crop? most fertile soil, etc.

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Name the crop for which black soil is best suited.

Cotton Wheat Red Soil Maize

Which is the major soil in the North Indian Plains?

Mountainous soil

Black soil

Red soil

Alluvial soil

Which is the most widespread soil in India?

Black Soil Alluvial Soil Forest Soil Silt Soil

Khadar soils are found in:

In flood plains In piedmont plains In the foothills Over plateaus

Black soils are best for growing?

Wheat

Rice

Cotton

Tea

In an ancient time, the fertile soil was named as:

Urvara

Usara

Black

Red

The soil which is rich in organic matter is:

Black

Red

Illuvial

Urvara

Soil survey of India was established in:

1966

1956

1936

1976

The type of alluvial soils, with newer alluvium.

Khadar

Bhangar

Both

None of them

The soil of tropical region of which lime and silica are leached away leaving behind the oxide of iron and alluminium is?

Black soil

Red soil

Saline soil

Laterites

Ravines are widespread in the?

Kashmir valley

Chambal basin

Gangetic plains

Western Ghats

Which of the following states have very little alluvial soil area?

Uttar Pradesh

Uttaranchal

Arunachal Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

What is the function of clay in soils?

Absorb soils

Nourish Plants

Provide moisture

None of the above

In arid and semi-arid areas, lands unsuitable for cultivation should be converted into:

Fallow lands

Wastelands

Pastures

Residential areas

Which fertilizer produces acidity in soil?

Ammonium sulfate

Sodium nitrate

Calcium ammonium nitrate

Calcium nitrate

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Soils: Mixture of Rock Debris and Organic Materials which Develop on the Earth's Surface
Questions: 15
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