Types of Soil in India

Q.

How are alluvial soil formed?

Q. Alluvial soil is formed when silt, sand, and clay are deposited on flat lands or basins. This soil contains a large amount of minerals like potash, phosphoric acid, and lime, which makes it suitable for agriculture. Where in India would you find large deposits of such soil?

1. The Sunderbans
2. The Deccan Plateau
3. The East and West Coasts of India
4. The Northern Plains

Q. Khadar and bangar are classifications of which soil?

1. Black soil
2. Red soil
3. Laterite soil
4. Alluvial soil

Q. Which of the following type of soil is considered to be the most fertile?

1. Red soil
2. Black soil
3. Laterite soil
4. Alluvial soil

Q. Traditionally, Indian soil was classified into two groups on the basis of production of crops. It was either fertile soil or infertile soil.

1. True
2. False

Q. The soil in the Himalayas are acidic with low humus content.

1. True
2. False

Q. This is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forests, having thin organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvial red layer.
It is generally formed from iron-rich sedimentary rocks. It is usually a poor growing soil, low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate.

Which soil are we talking about?

1. Red Soil
2. Black Soil
3. Yellow soil
4. Brown Soil

Q. Which soil develops deep cracks in hot weather, which helps in proper aeration of the soil?

1. Red soil
2. Alluvial soil
3. Regur soil
4. Laterite soil

Q. What type of soil is referred to as the cotton soil?

1. Red soil
2. Black soil
3. Laterite soil
4. Alluvial soil