Tag: classification of soils

Questions Related to classification of soils

The alluvial soil is fertile because of the presence of ___________ in it.

  1. Organic nutrients

  2. Sand

  3. Clay

  4. Iron oxide


Correct Option: A

The soil found at the foothills of Himalayas is _________.

  1. Alluvial soil

  2. Mountain soil

  3. Laterite soil

  4. Red soil


Correct Option: B

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Black soil is also called __________ soil.

  1. Black

  2. Malnad

  3. Summer

  4. Black cotton


Correct Option: D

The most important crop grown in black soil is ________.

  1. Jute

  2. Cotton

  3. Ragi

  4. Paddy


Correct Option: B

In areas getting more than 200cms of annual rainfall, which type of soil is found?

  1. Black soil

  2. Red soil

  3. Laterite soil

  4. Alluvial soil


Correct Option: C

The mountains soil is rich in _______________ matter.

  1. Nitrogen and organic

  2. Sulphur and phosphorus

  3. Ferrous oxide and aluminium

  4. Sand and Clay


Correct Option: A

Black soil is also called __________ soil.

  1. Regur

  2. Loamy

  3. Laterite

  4. Desert


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is rarely grown in desert soil?

  1. Paddy

  2. Jowar

  3. Dates

  4. Sajje


Correct Option: A

The soil transported by the rivers from the mountains and deposited in the plains is called ______.

  1. Regaular soil

  2. Black soil

  3. Red soil

  4. Alluvial soil


Correct Option: D

This soil is most extensively spread over vast areas in India ________.

  1. Laterite soil

  2. Alluvial soil

  3. Red soil

  4. Black soil


Correct Option: B