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  1. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?

  2. A.

     Drainage

    B.

     Deforestation

    C.

     Weathering

    D.

     Grazing


  3. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?

  4. A.

     Red soil

    B.

     Desert soil

    C.

     Black soil

    D.

     Brown soil


  5. The another name of acid or alkaline soil is

  6. A.

     Regur

    B.

     Bangar

    C.

     Kallar

    D.

     Khadar


  7. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________

  8. A.

     Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats

    B.

     Farming in the thickly populated areas

    C.

     Farming in the thinly populated areas

    D.

     Farming in the forests of equatorial region


  9. Fertility of soil can be improved by ________

  10. A.

     Adding living earthworms

    B.

     Adding dead earthworms

    C.

     Removing dead earthworms

    D.

     Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms


  11. Grai Soil, like the Ash of Pine Forest, is also knows as

  12. A.

     Red and peat soil

    B.

     Tundra soil

    C.

     Podzol

    D.

     Gray soil


  13. The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is

  14. A.

     Deforestation

    B.

     Soil erosion

    C.

     Excessive cultivation

    D.

     Salinity and water logging


  15. Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ?
    I. Generally confined to river basins
    II. It has been deposited by rivers
    III. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash
    IV. It is the most fertile soil

  16. A.

     I and II

    B.

     III and IV

    C.

     I, II and IV

    D.

     I, II and III


  17. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?

  18. A.

     Wet tropical Climate

    B.

     Hot and dry Climate

    C.

     Cold temperature Climate

    D.

     Mediterranean type of Climate


  19. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?

  20. A.

     Desert sand

    B.

     Alluvial

    C.

     Podzolic

    D.

     Lateritic