This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Soil > Soils – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soils Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a synonym for soil conservation? A) Destruction. B) Protection. C) Waste. D) Neglect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 2. Alluvial soil is later divided into how many parts? A) 4. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 3. Non renewable resources are ..... A) Water and air. B) Soil and air. C) Coal and petroleum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal and petroleum. 4. The soils formed due to deposition of rivers is called as A) Black soil. B) Alluvial soil. C) Red soil. D) Mountain soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alluvial soil. 5. The team loamy means A) A mixture of soil that contains red and porous soil deposited by rivers in the regions of Deccan plateau. B) A mixture of soil that contains black and red soil in the Deccan plateau. C) A mixture of soil that contains sand, silt and clay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mixture of soil that contains sand, silt and clay. 6. ..... soil that is called as regur soil. A) Alluvial. B) Laterite. C) Black. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black. 7. ..... is an example of non-renewable resources. A) Sunlight. B) Air. C) Petroleum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum. 8. Ranthambore National Park is in the state of ..... A) Gujarat. B) Rajasthan. C) Assam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan. 9. ..... soil is friable in its characteristic. A) Black soil. B) Red soil. C) Laterite soil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red soil. 10. When soil is being formed, the first step is: A) Weathering of rock. B) Mixing with humus. C) Mixing with air and water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering of rock. 11. The minerals from which we get ..... are called metallic minerals. A) Non-Metals. B) Diamonds. C) Metals. D) Ores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metals. 12. Which is a way to prevent soil from eroding? A) Planting more trees. B) By not cutting trees. C) Not let animals overgraze. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which layer of soil is most important for plant growth? A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Bedrock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topsoil. 14. The process by which the top layer of soil is removed is known as A) Soil conservation. B) Soil erosion. C) Deforestation. D) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil erosion. 15. Very extensive soil in India. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial soil. 16. The most percent of soil found in India is A) Red soil. B) Black soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) Desert soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alluvial soil. 17. What term describes the management of soil to prevent its destruction? A) Soil fertility. B) Soil decomposition. C) Soil exhaustion. D) Soil conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil conservation. 18. Petroleum is used for making ..... . A) Rubber. B) Run vehicles. C) Plastic and cosmetics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic and cosmetics. 19. Which layer of soil do plants usually grow in? A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Bedrock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topsoil. 20. Hard rock solid materials that form the upper layer of the Earth A) Roots. B) Soil. C) Earth. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rocks. 21. Which type of soil holds water the best? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 22. ..... is the top layer of the Earth's surface . A) Soil. B) Minerals. C) Crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil. 23. The soil which has high content of soluble salt A) Desert soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Mountain soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert soil. 24. Alluvial soil is not found in which of the following state? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Haryana. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharashtra. 25. The soil which is formed in the north-western part of India is A) Black soil. B) Desert soil. C) Mountain soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert soil. 26. What is Humus made up of? A) Decompose. B) Decayed animal and plant parts. C) Decayed soil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decayed animal and plant parts. 27. Black soil is suitable for dry farming as it. A) Is formed in heavy rainfall region. B) Has less moisture retention capacity. C) Has high moisture retention capacity. D) Is formed from weathering of crystalline rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has high moisture retention capacity. 28. Which part of Himalayas covered with dense forest? A) Western. B) Southern. C) Eastern. D) Northern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern. 29. What causes soil erosion? A) Strong wind. B) Cooking food. C) Growing crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong wind. 30. Which of the following is not important for soil formation? A) Climate. B) Relief. C) Parent rock. D) Duration of day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Duration of day. 31. Planting of trees and grass to cover and bind the soil with their roots to prevent erosion is called ..... A) Contour farming. B) Tree planting. C) Terracing. D) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afforestation. 32. This is not suitable for agriculture A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laterite soil. 33. WHAT IS GROWN IN BLACK SOIL A) WHEAT. B) COTTON. C) BARLEY. D) MAIZE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COTTON. 34. Which soil has the largest particles? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Loam. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 35. Choose the correct statement/s: A) In Odisha, deforestation due to mining has caused severe land degradation. B) In western Uttar pradesh, over-irrigation is responsible for land degradation due to water-logging leading to an increase in the salinity. C) In Madhya pradesh, overgrazing is responsible for land degradation. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 36. The soil from deposition of rivers. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial soil. 37. What are the names of the four types of Soil constituents? A) Humus, sand, silt, clay. B) Humus, sand silt, bark. C) Sand, silt, clay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humus, sand, silt, clay. 38. Which soil has higher iron content and found in Manipur and Mizoram? A) Laterite. B) Red. C) Black. D) Alluvial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 39. This soil is mostly found in India. A) Black soil. B) Laterite soil. C) Mountain soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alluvial soil. 40. ..... is known as the forest man of India A) Rajendra Singh. B) Kailash. C) Jadav Molai Payeng. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jadav Molai Payeng. 41. The minerals from which we get metals are called ..... . A) Metallic minerals. B) Non metallic. C) Copper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metallic minerals. 42. Soil formation is considered a ..... change to Earth's surface. A) Fast. B) Slow. C) No. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow. 43. Which state coal is found? A) Jharkhand. B) Karnataka. C) Gujarat. D) New Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jharkhand. 44. Black soil another name is A) Ruegur. B) Regur. C) Blackberry. D) Black cop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regur. 45. ..... found in milk help us build strong and healthy bones. A) Iron. B) Calcium. C) Copper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 46. For growing Ragi and oil seeds, ..... soil is suitable. A) Alluvial. B) Black. C) Red. D) Laterite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 47. This layer of soil that is not very fertile A) Subsoil. B) Humus. C) Top soil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsoil. 48. ..... soil is found in the Northern Plains, coastal plains A) Alluvial. B) Black. C) Red. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial. 49. The elimination of the top soil is known as what type of soil erosion? A) Gully erosion. B) Sheet erosion. C) Rill erosion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sheet erosion. 50. Which of the following type of soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil moisture? A) Laterite. B) Alluvial. C) Black soil. D) Red soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black soil. 51. What is a soil made up of very small broken pieces of rock? A) Soil. B) Loam. C) Bedrock. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silt. 52. Which one of the following term is used to identify the old and new alluvial respectively? A) Tarai & Dvars. B) Tarai & Bangar. C) Bangar & Khadar. D) Khadas & Tarai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bangar & Khadar. 53. WHERE IS COPPER FOUND A) WEST BENGAL. B) ANDRA PRADESH. C) JHARKHAND. D) TAMIL NADU. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) JHARKHAND. 54. Under the conditions of high temperature and rainfall ..... soil are formed in tropical areas. A) Alluvial. B) Black. C) Red. D) Laterite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laterite. 55. What soil is a mixture of sand, silt, and clay? A) Silt. B) Loam. C) Soil. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loam. 56. What is a material found on the surface of the earth consisting of rock, sand, clay, dead plants, and animal remains? A) Loam. B) Bedrock. C) Soil. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil. 57. How much percentage of forest area in the country according to the National Forest Policy? A) 37%. B) 27%. C) 33%. D) 21%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 33%. 58. Laterite soil is suitable for the growth of A) Tea. B) Coconut. C) Rubber. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 59. Hirakud reservoir is formed by ..... A) Mettur Dam. B) Hirakud Dam. C) Bhakra Nangal dam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hirakud Dam. 60. Soil takes thousands of ..... to form. A) Days. B) Months. C) Years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Years. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesSoils Quiz 1Soils Quiz 3Soils And Natural Vegetation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books