This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Soil > Soils – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soils Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hard rock solid materials that form the upper layer of the Earth A) Soil. B) Earth. C) Rocks. D) Roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks. 2. Which type of soil holds water the best? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 3. ..... 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. 4. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion? A) Drainage. B) Deforestation. C) Weathering. D) Grazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drainage. 5. The soil which has high content of soluble salt A) Mountain soil. B) Desert soil. C) Red soil. D) Black soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert soil. 6. Alluvial soil is not found in which of the following state? A) Punjab. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Haryana. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maharashtra. 7. The soil which is formed in the north-western part of India is A) Mountain soil. B) Black soil. C) Desert soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert soil. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Which part of Himalayas covered with dense forest? A) Northern. B) Eastern. C) Western. D) Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern. 11. What causes soil erosion? A) Strong wind. B) Cooking food. C) Growing crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong wind. 12. Which of the following is not important for soil formation? A) Relief. B) Parent rock. C) Climate. D) Duration of day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Duration of day. 13. Planting of trees and grass to cover and bind the soil with their roots to prevent erosion is called ..... A) Terracing. B) Contour farming. C) Tree planting. D) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afforestation. 14. 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. 15. WHAT IS GROWN IN BLACK SOIL A) COTTON. B) WHEAT. C) MAIZE. D) BARLEY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) COTTON. 16. Which soil has the largest particles? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Loam. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesSoils Quiz 1Soils Quiz 2Soils Quiz 3Soils Quiz 4Soils Quiz 6Soils Quiz 7Soils And Natural Vegetation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books