This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Soil > Soils – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soils Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with A) Volcanic rocks. B) Sedimentary rock. C) Plutonic rocks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcanic rocks. 2. This soil can be seen in North Karnataka. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black soil. 3. Most widespread vegetation in India is A) Tropical Deciduous Forest. B) Rain forest. C) Mangrove Forest. D) Thorn forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Deciduous Forest. 4. ..... is a process by which the nutrients in the soil are washed away by heavy rains. A) Weathering. B) Leaching. C) Erosion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaching. 5. Trees in thorn forest are A) Tall. B) Dense. C) Scattered. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scattered. 6. Desert soil found here. A) North west of India. B) Himalayas. C) Middle of India. D) Western Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North west of India. 7. Which of these is not a cause of soil erosion? A) Weathering. B) Deforestation. C) Drainage. D) Grazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 8. ..... is formed by the breaking down of rocks. A) Food. B) Humus. C) Rocks. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil. 9. The process of digging minerals from underneath the soil called ..... . A) Husbandry. B) Farming. C) Mining. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mining. 10. Both red and laterite soils are poor in ..... A) Durability. B) Tea. C) Humus. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. 11. Which soil has the smallest particles? A) Clay. B) Loam. C) Sand. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clay. 12. In Kerala, we can find ..... soil. A) Black soil. B) Laterite soil. C) Mountain soil. D) Red soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laterite soil. 13. Which mineral is used to make electrical wires? A) Wheat. B) Coal. C) Iron. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copper. 14. A mixture of pieces of rock, decomposing plants and animals is called ..... A) Decomposing. B) Mound. C) Soil. D) Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil. 15. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as: A) Desert soil. B) Sandy soil. C) Clayey soil. D) Loamy soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loamy soil. 16. The metal ..... is produced from from the mineral ore bauxite A) Copper. B) Bauxite. C) Aluminium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aluminium. 17. Which of the following crops is/are suitable for growing on laterite soil? A) Wheat. B) Cashew nut. C) Groundnut. D) Potato. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cashew nut. 18. The process of soil formation is called A) Pedosoil. B) Pedosenesis. C) Pedogenesis. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pedogenesis. 19. HOW MANY TYPES OF SOIL ARE FOUND IN INDIA A) 1. B) 7. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 20. ..... is a process in which the topsoil is washed off by water or blown away by strong winds. A) Soil Conservation. B) Soil erosion. C) Overgrazing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil erosion. 21. Red soil appears red due to the presence of ..... A) Gold. B) Copper. C) Clay. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron. 22. Desert soil is found in ..... A) Rajasthan. B) Jharkhand. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajasthan. 23. Which type of soil is best for growing plants? A) Sand. B) Clay. C) Gravel. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humus. 24. This state is dominated by black soil A) Karnataka. B) Maharashtra. C) Gujarat. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharashtra. 25. Chemical properties of Alluvial soil consists of ..... A) Potash. B) Phosphoric acid. C) Lime and carbon compounds. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. Which soil is called as Regur soil? A) Black soil. B) Alluvial soil. C) Forest soul. D) Mountain soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black soil. 27. The rivers of North India are A) Perennial. B) Seasonal. C) Rainfed. D) Dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perennial. 28. Why is the red soil red in colour? A) It is rich in potash . B) It is rich in iron compounds . C) It is derived from volcanic region . D) It is rich in humus . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is rich in iron compounds . 29. Which soil is formed by sediments brought down by the rivers? A) Black soil. B) Alluvial soil. C) Laterite soil. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alluvial soil. 30. The soil which is carried by rivers and deposited at a place is known as A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial soil. 31. ..... are important source of fresh water. A) Sea and ocean. B) Well and river. C) Ocean and salt lake. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well and river. 32. In Rajasthan ..... soil is mainly found. A) Alluvial. B) Black. C) Desert. D) Laterite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 33. The main crop of Mountain soil. A) Paddy. B) Tea, Coffee. C) Ragi, millets. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tea, Coffee. 34. ..... soil is rich in humus A) Alluvial soil. B) Mountain soil. C) Black soil. D) Red soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain soil. 35. Tropical rain forests grow well in area receiving rainfall A) 150 cm. B) 70 cm. C) 100 cm. D) 200 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 200 cm. 36. This soil is also known as regur and black cotton soil. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black soil. 37. Black soil is formed by ..... A) Leaching. B) Deposits of sediments. C) Lava. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lava. 38. WHERE IS IRON FOUND A) TAMIL NADU. B) ASSAM. C) CHHATISGARH. D) JAMMU AND KASHMIR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHHATISGARH. 39. What is the meaning of secularism? A) Just behavior or treatment. B) The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. C) A form of government with a monarch at the head. D) Relating to or supporting democracy or its principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. 40. The Ganga river dolphin lives in the ..... A) Kodavari. B) Kaveri. C) Ganga. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganga. 41. Deccan Plateau is rich in this soil. A) Red soil. B) Black soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black soil. 42. This soil is mostly found on the mountain tops that experience heavy rainfall. A) Laterite soil. B) Red soil. C) Alluvial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laterite soil. 43. Gir National park is famous for its ..... A) Tigers. B) Elephants. C) Asiatic lions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asiatic lions. 44. Black soil is also known as: A) Khadar soil. B) Bhangar soil. C) Regur soil. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regur soil. 45. What is the layer under the Humus that provides support and nutrients to plants? A) Bedrock. B) Topsoil. C) Humus. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topsoil. 46. Which one of the following trees is found in tropical rainforests? A) Peepal. B) Sal. C) Mahogany. D) Teak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahogany. 47. What type of erosion is slowed down by contour plowing and terracing? A) Wind. B) Water. C) Air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 48. The timber of which one of the following trees is used for making cricket bats? A) Sal. B) Teak. C) Willow. D) Deodar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Willow. 49. The soil which is formed due to decomposition of organic matter A) Mountain soil. B) Desert soil. C) Laterite soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain soil. 50. Which type of soil is most suitable to grow fruits like apples, pears, peaches and plums? A) Mountain soil. B) Black soil. C) Laterite soil. D) Red soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain soil. 51. Soil conservation includes all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Desertification. B) Contour plowing. C) Crop rotation. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 52. Xerophytic vegetation is a characteristic feature of A) Kutch. B) Eastern hills. C) Chottanagpur. D) Khasi hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kutch. 53. Black cotton of the deccan region of India is associated with ..... rocks A) Sedimentary rocks. B) Igneous rocks. C) Plutonic rocks. D) Volcanic rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanic rocks. 54. Soil is made out of which of the following? A) Animal remains. B) Plant remains. C) Tiny rocks. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. Which is best soil for growing crops A) Clay soil. B) Sand soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clay soil. 56. Which of the following is/are suitable for growing on black soil? A) Cotton. B) Wheat. C) Gram. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 57. Preventing soil from getting eroded is called ..... A) Soil Conservation. B) Soil erosion. C) Soil weathering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil Conservation. 58. Which soil is formed from chemical decomposition of rocks? A) Laterite soil. B) Marine Deposits. C) Black soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laterite soil. 59. ..... soil is used for making bricks. A) Clay. B) Laterite. C) Red. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laterite. 60. When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humus. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesSoils Quiz 2Soils Quiz 3Soils And Natural Vegetation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books