1. Which of the following is NOT a major soil found in India?
A) Alluvial soil
B) Black soil
C) Green soil
D) Red soil
Answer: C (Green soil is not a major soil found in India)
2. In which soil group does black soil belong?
A) Entisols
B) Inceptisols
C) Alfisols
D) Vertisols
Answer: D (Black soil belongs to the Vertisols group)
3. In which soil group does red soil belong?
A) Entisols
B) Inceptisols
C) Alfisols
D) Vertisols
Answer: C (Red soil belongs to the Alfisols group)
4. In which soil group does laterite soil belong?
A) Entisols
B) Inceptisols
C) Alfisols
D) Ultisols
Answer: D (Laterite soil belongs to the Ultisols group)
5. In which soil group does desert soil belong?
A) Entisols
B) Inceptisols
C) Alfisols
D) Aridisols
Answer: D (Desert soil belongs to the Aridisols group)
Here are some multiple choice questions (MCQs) about alluvial soil in India:
6. How much of the total area of India is covered by alluvial soil?
A) 24.0 million hectares
B) 32.0 million hectares
C) 48.0 million hectares
D) 64.0 million hectares
Answer: C (48.0 million hectares of India is covered by alluvial soil)
7. Which of the following is NOT a type of alluvial soil?
A) Deltaic alluvium
B) Calcareous alluvium
C) Coastal alluvium
D) Mountainous alluvium
Answer: D (Mountainous alluvium is not a type of alluvial soil)
8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of newer alluvium (Khadar)?
A) Sandy
B) Light in color
C) High in Kankar nodules
D) Acidic in nature
Answer: C (Newer alluvium (Khadar) has fewer Kankar nodules)
9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of older alluvium (Bhangar)?
A) Full of clay
B) Light in color
C) High in Kankar nodules
D) Acidic in nature
Answer: B (Older alluvium (Bhangar) is dark in color)
10. Which of the following crops is NOT commonly grown in alluvial soil?
A) Rice
B) Wheat
C) Cotton
D) Pineapple
Answer: D (Pineapple is not commonly grown in alluvial soil)
Here are some multiple choice questions (MCQs) about black soil in India:
11. How much of the total area of India is covered by black soil?
A) 24.0 million hectares
B) 32.0 million hectares
C) 48.0 million hectares
D) 64.0 million hectares
Answer: B (32.0 million hectares of India is covered by black soil)
12. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of black soil?
A) Grey in color
B) Contains high proportion of clay
C) Suitable for cotton cultivation
D) Acidic in nature
Answer: D (Black soil is alkaline in nature)
13. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of black soil?
A) Swelling during wet periods and shrinkage during dry periods
B) Formation of deep cracks when dry
C) High permeability
D) Low cation exchange capacity
Answer: C (Black soil has low permeability)
14. Which of the following is NOT a common crop grown in black soil?
A) Cotton
B) Bengal gram
C) Mustard
D) Pineapple
Answer: D (Pineapple is not a common crop grown in black soil)
15. Which of the following states in India is NOT known for black soil?
A) Maharashtra
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) South Orissa
D) Goa
Answer: D (Goa is not known for black soil