Soil Map of India – MCQ
1. Where is alluvial soil mostly found in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Tapti River Plain
c) Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra plains
d) Andhra Pradesh State
View Answer
c) Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra plains
2. Alluvial soil is formed by the action of
a) Heavy Rainfall
b) Heavy Wind
c) Snow Fall
d) Running Water
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d) Running Water
3. Which of the following soil contains lots of minerals and humus
a) Alluvial Soils
b) Black cotton soils
c) Desert soils
d) Red soils
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a) Alluvial Soils
4. On which soil most Indian crops are grown?
a) Alluvial Soils
b) Black cotton soils
c) Desert soils
d) Hill soils
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a) Alluvial Soils
Note: In India, Alluvial Soils is most suitable for agriculture
5. Where is black cotton soil mostly found in India?
a) Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh
b) Andhra Pradesh & Odisha
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) None of these
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a) Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh
6. Where is Desert soil mostly found in India?
a) Rajasthan
b) Odisha
c) West Bengal
d) Sikkim
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a) Rajasthan
7. In West Bengal which soil is mostly found?
a) Desert soils
b) Black cotton soils
c) Alluvial Soils
d) Hill soils
View Answer
c) Alluvial Soils
8. In Punjab state, which soil is mostly found?
a) Alluvial Soils
b) Black cotton soils
c) Desert soils
d) Red soils
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a) Alluvial Soils
9. In Odisha which soil is mostly found?
a) Alluvial Soils
b) Black cotton soils
c) Desert soils
d) Red soils
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d) Red soils
10. Why the red soil is red in color?
a) Due to high lime content
b) Due to high iron oxide content
c) Due to high phosphate content
d) None of these
View Answer
b) Due to high iron oxide content
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