TEST 04: INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Mentors4ias
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May 6, 2019
Syllabus: Major Soil Groups of India
1.Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Soil is the mixture of rock debris and organic which develop on the earth’s surface.
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The major factors affecting the formation of soil are relief, parent material, climate, vegetation and other life-forms and time.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
2. Which are not the components of soil?
A. Mineral particles
B. Humus
C. Water
D. Mountain debris
Answer: D
3.Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Alluvial soils are depositional soils, transported and deposited by rivers and streams.
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They are generally rich in potash but poor in phosphorous.
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The alluvial soils vary in nature from sandy loam to clay.
A.1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C.1 and 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3 only
Answer: D
4. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Khadar is the new alluvium and is deposited by floods annually.
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Bhangar represents a system of older alluvium, deposited away from the flood plains.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
5. In which state black soil is not found?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer: D
6. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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The Black soils are generally clayey, deep and impermeable.
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They are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matter.
A.1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D.None
Answer: A
7. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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The Laterite soils develop in areas with high temperature and high rainfall.
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It is not suitable for cultivation.
A. 1 only
B.2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
8. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Saline soils are infertile because of the presence of sodium, potassium and magnesium in a larger proportion.
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They have more salts, largely because of dry climate and poor drainage.
A.1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
9. In the areas of intensive cultivation with excessive use of irrigation, especially in areas of green revolution, the fertile alluvial soils are becoming saline. What should be added in the soil to solve the problem of salinity?
A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Phosphorus
D. Gypsum
Answer: D
10. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Soil degradation can be defined as the decline in soil fertility, when the nutritional status declines and depth of the soil goes down due to erosion and misuse.
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The destruction of the soil cover is described as soil erosion.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
11. What are the two powerful agents of soil erosion?
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Water
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Wind
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Human Activities
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Disasters
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 3 only
Answer: A
12. Consider the following statements about water erosion. Identify the right ones.
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Water erosion is significant in the regions of heavy rainfall and steep slopes.
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It takes place mainly in the form of sheet and gully erosion.
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Sheet erosion takes place on level lands after a heavy shower.
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Gully erosion is common on steep slopes.
A. 1,2 and 3 only
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. All
Answer: D
13. A region with a large number of deep gullies or ravines is called as
A. Level Land
B. Badlands Topography
C. Saline Land
D. Arid Land
Answer: B
14. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Assertion (A): Soil erosion is a serious problem for Indian Agriculture.
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Reason (R): They accentuate the problems of floods in the rivers.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: A
15. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Deforestation is one of the major causes of soil erosion.
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Plants and Trees keep soils bound in locks of roots which helps in preventing soil erosion.
A. 1 only
B.2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
