Indian Soil Seasons and Natural Vegetation MCQ With Answers

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Multiple Choice Questions for Indian Soil Seasons and Natural Vegetation with Answers

Question. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?         
(a) Strip cropping
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) Terracing

Question. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?               
(a) Red soil
(b) Desert soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Brown soil

Question. Match the following :                                           
A. Chernozems 1. Rich in calcium carbonate
B. Black soil 2. Contains aluminium compound
C. Laterite 3. Richest soils in the world
D. Terra Rosa 4. Formed in limestone
E. Alluvial soil 5. It is a mixture of clay, sand and silt
     A    B     C      D     E
(a) 1    2     3       4     5
(b) 3    1      2      4      5
(c) 4     5      3      1     2
(d) 3     4      5      2     1

Question. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to:         
(a) weathering
(b) erosion
(c) leaching
(d) deposition

Question. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils?                 
1. Red soil
2. Clay soil
3. Alluvial soil
4. Silt soil
5. Sandy soil
(a) I and II
(b) I, III and IV
(c) II and V
(d) II, III and V

Question. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?   
(a) Desert soil
(b) Laterite soil
(c) Red soil
(d) Regur soil

Question. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?               
(a) Wet tropical Climate
(b) Hot and dry Climate
(c) Cold temperature Climate
(d) Mediterranean type of Climate

Question. Deforestation results in :                     
1. flora destruction
2. fauna destruction
3. ecological disbalance
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 1 and 3

Question. What do you understand by the word regur ?         
(a) Black soil found in the Deccan
(b) Grey-brown soil found in Russia
(c) Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
(d) Black soil found in northern Argentina

Question. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?         
(a) Alluvial soils
(b) Red soils
(c) Laterite soils
(d) None of these

Question. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is :             
(a) alluvial soil
(b) red soil
(c) black soil
(d) pod soil

Question. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as:     
(a) loamy soil
(b) sandy soil
(c) clayey soil
(d) desert soil

Question. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?         
(a) Regur
(b) Alluvial
(c) Red
(d) Clayey

Question. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?           
(a) These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture
(b) These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
(c) These are usually fine grained
(d) These are by far the most fertile

Question. Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is :           
(a) alluvial soils are easy to plough
(b) red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
(c) laterite is typically a soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
(d) black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive

Question. Match the following:         
A. Alluvial Soil  1. Cotton
B. Black Soil     2. Rice
C. Brown Soil   3. Tea
D. Red Soil      4. Wheat
     A    B    C    D
(a) 2    3    1    4
(b) 2    1    3    4
(c) 3    1    2    4
(d) 4    1    3    2

Question. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to:             
(a) deforestation and over-grazing
(b) the presence of potash and magnesia
(c) tropical monsoonal climate
(d) a wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic Jacks

Question. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?       
(a) Alluvial
(b) Black
(c) Red
(d) Sandy

Question. On the basis of the process of their formation, which’ of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?         
(a) Khadar
(b) Bhangar
(c) Bhabar
(d) Regur

Question. Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ?             
1. Generally confined to river basins
2. It has been deposited by rivers
3. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash
4. It is the most fertile soil
(a) I and II
(b) III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I, II and III

Question. Peaty soil is found in :         
(a) Kerala
(b) Kashmir
(c) Assam
(d) Gujarat

Question. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?             
(a) Relief
(b) Climate
(c) Natural vegetation
(d) Rock cover

Question. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils?             
1. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks
2. They contain iron oxides
3. They have high water retention capacity
4. They have high nitrogen content
(a) II and III
(b) Only III
(c) Only IV
(d) III and IV

Question. Match the following:             
    Regions             Soil Types
A. Malwa Plateau    1. Alluvial
B. Dharwar Plateau 2. Lateritic
C. Punjab Plains      3. Red
D. Western Ghats    4. Regur
     A    B    C    D
(a) 4    3    1    2
(b) 4    2    1    3
(c) 3    1    4    2
(d) 2    3    4    1

Question. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion?             
1. Strip cropping
2. Contour ploughing
3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers
4. Terrace farming
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved?           
1. Contour ploughing
2. Terracing
3. Shifting cultivation
4. Crop rotation
(a) I, II and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) II and IV
(d) I and III

Question. Match the following:               
A. Alluvial soil    1. high land of soil of plateaus
B. Black soils      2. on the periphery of plateaus
C. Red soil          3. river basin sand coastal plains
D. Laterite soils    4. deccan lava tract
     A    B      C    D
(a) 3    4      2     1
(b) 1    3      4     2
(c) 3     4      1     2
(d) 2     1      3     4

Question. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of:
(a) retreating monsoon
(b) temperate cyclones
(c) local thunderstorms
(d) shift in jet stream movement

Question. ‘Sal’ is a very important tree of:   
(a) Tropical dry deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
(c) Thorn forest
(d) Alpine forest

Question. Riparian forest is found:             
(a) along the banks of rivers and other wetland
(b) the tarai region, on the foot hills of Himalayas
(c) on the foot hills of Eastern slope of Western Ghats
(d) on the foot hills of Eastern slope of Eastern Ghats

Question. Most of the floods in the lowlands of N. India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with:                 
(a) easterly depression
(b) orographic rainfall
(c) South-West Monsoon
(d) Thunderstorm

Question. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India?       
1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm
2. The trees are short rooted
3. Thorny shrubs and grassland
4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question. The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land:               
(a) Bihar
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab

Question. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because:     
(a) monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
(b) western regions are warmer than the eastern region
(c) hills do not form barriers for winds
(d) the area is far away from the sea

Question. Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?       
(a) 33%
(b) 25%
(c) 22%
(d) 27%

Question. Which one of the following types of vegetation is referred as Monsoon forest?           
(a) Tropical Dry-evergreen forests
(b) Tropical Moist-deciduous forests
(c) Tropical Semi-evergreen forests
(d) Tropical Dry-deciduous forests

Question. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Norwesters” of Bengal?           
(a) It is caused due to strong surface heating
(b) It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region
(c) It is a kind of thunderstorm
(d) None of the above

Question. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is :   
(a) Allahabad
(b) Chennai
(c) Cherapunji
(d) Kolkata

Question. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?   
(a) La Nina
(b) Movement of jet streams
(c) El Nino and southern oscillations
(d) Green-house effect on global level

Question. What proportion of geographical land area is under actual forest cover in India?               
(a)1/5
(b)1/4
(c)1/3
(d)2/3

Question. The most important commercial forests of India are:           
(a) tropical evergreen
(b) tropical deciduous
(c) coniferous
(d) mangrove

Question. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of Peninsular India mainly because:                 
(a) the adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
(b) the sky is generally cloudy
(c) The sun’s rays are almost vertical throughout the year
(d) strong winds flow throughout the year

Question. Consider the following statements:         
1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif crops.
2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut.
3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3

Question. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?     
(a) Flood-prone area: North Bihar Plain
(b) Drought-prone area: Kalahandi district of Orissa
(c) Seismic zone: Himalayan region
(d) Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau

Question. The wet hill forest are found in the:     
(a) Aravallis
(b) Mahadev Hills
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Satpura Hills

Question. Consider the following statements about the soils of India :       
1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus
2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency
3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau
4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4

Question. Match the following types of climate with respective regions:            
A. Monsoon type with dry summer 1. Interior Peninsula
B. Monsoon type with dry winter 2. Indian Plain
C. Monsoon type with short dry season 3. S. E. Coast
D. Semi-Arid Steppe 4. Western Coast
     A    B    C    D
(a) 3    2    4    1
(b) 2    4    1    3
(c) 4     1    3   2
(d) 1     3    2   4

Question. Match the following:   
    Climatic Conditions                                       Reasons
A. Madras is warmer than Calcutta                     1. North-East Monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayas                                    2. Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rain in winter      4. Distance from sea
                                                                         5. Latitude
     A    B    C    D
(a) 1    2    4    5
(b) 4    5    1    3
(c) 5    2    4     3
(d) 5    1    3     4

Question. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at :   
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Shillong
(d) Thiruvananthapuram

Question. Consider the following statements:             
1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds.
2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds.
3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon. Which of these are correct statements? [NDA 2001]
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3

Question. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?       
(a) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
(b) The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
(c) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
(d) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country

Question. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because:         
(a) the former is nearer to the sea
(b) the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunjl from different direction during the rainy season
(c) Cherapunji is located on the windward side
(d) convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji

Question. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:             
1. Red soils
2. Black soils
3. Laterite soils
4. Alluvial soils
(a) I, IV, II, III
(b) IV, II, I, III
(c) IV, I, III, II
(d) I, III, IV, II

Question. The mean monthly temperature and rainfall of a station are given below:       
Month      Temperature ºC Rainfall mm
January     24                      2
February    25                      1
March        27                      0
April          29                      3
May           30                     16
June          29                     520
July           28                     709
August       27                     419
September 27                     297
October     28                       88
November  28                       21
December  26                        2
Yearly        27                     2078
The above said data relate to which of following cities? 
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bangalore
(c) Mumbai
(d) Vadodara

Question. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? 
(a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
(c) Sandalwood : Kerala
(d) Sundari : West Bengal

Question. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is :           
(a) convectional
(b) orographic
(c) monsoonal
(d) cyclonic

Question. Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?       
(a) forests act as water sheds
(b) forests bring rainfall in monsoon
(c) forests lower the temperature of the environment
(d) forests prevent soil erosion

Question. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?         
(a) Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
(b) Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
(c) Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
(d) Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer

Question. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?           
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata

Question. Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months? 
(a) Punjab
(b) Kerala
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Tamil Nadu

Question. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum? 
(a) During monsoon
(b) After summer
(c) During winter
(d) During autumn

Question. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of:             
(a) south-west monsoons
(b) retreating monsoons
(c) north-east monsoons
(d) westerly disturbances

Question. Match the following:             
    Area             Forest Type
A. Himalayas     1. Tropical Evergreen
B. Aravallis        2. Temperate Alpine
C. Sunderbans    3. Dry Tropical Deciduous
D. Western Ghats 4. Mangrove
     A    B     C     D
(a) 1    2     4     3
(b) 4    3     1     2
(c) 2    3     4     1
(d) 2    4     3     1

Question. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India?           
1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India
2. Deflection of trade winds
3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean
4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) III and IV

Question. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?     
(a) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu