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SSC CGL Geography – Soils of India – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 20 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Match the followingMatch the soil with an area where it is found:
P. Black Q. Saline R. Laterite
1. Sundarbans 2. Malwa 3. hills of Keralam

Correct Answer: C [P-2, Q-1, R-3]

Explanation:

Black–Malwa; saline–Sundarbans; laterite–Keralam.

2.  
Statement-based
I. Black soil is generally poor in phosphorus.
II. Laterite soil is rich in calcium.

Correct Answer: B [Only I]

Explanation:

Laterite is poor in calcium; rich in iron oxide and potash.

3.  
Odd one outOdd one out (not one of ICAR's eight soil groups):

Correct Answer: D [Bhabar]

Explanation:

Bhabar is a pebbly belt at the foot of the Himalayas, not a soil group.

4.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Laterite soils are low in humus.
R: High temperature destroys decomposers such as bacteria.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10 gives R as the reason for low humus.

5.  
Leaving strips of grass between crops to break the force of the wind is called:

Correct Answer: A [strip cropping]

Explanation:

Strip cropping – NCERT Class 10.

6.  
Terrace farming is well developed in the:

Correct Answer: C [western and central Himalayas]

Explanation:

Steps cut on slopes; NCERT names the western and central Himalayas.

7.  
Over-irrigation has caused water-logging and salinity mainly in:

Correct Answer: B [Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10: over-irrigation in the Green Revolution belt.

8.  
Arrange in orderArrange the soil layers from the surface downwards:

Correct Answer: D [A – B – C – bedrock]

Explanation:

Profile A-B-C: above, between, crumbled rock.

9.  
Which statement about arid soils is correct?

Correct Answer: D [A kankar layer in the lower horizons restricts water infiltration]

Explanation:

NCERT: calcium increases downward → kankar layer.

10.  
Peaty soils occur widely in:

Correct Answer: C [northern Bihar and coastal West Bengal]

Explanation:

Heavy rain, high humidity, organic matter: northern Bihar, southern Uttarakhand, coastal WB, Odisha, TN.

11.  
Red laterite soils of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Keralam are especially suitable for:

Correct Answer: A [cashew nut]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10 names cashew nut.

12.  
NCERT names the grinding of limestone for the cement industry as a cause of land degradation because:

Correct Answer: B [the dust settles on land and slows the infiltration of water]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10: mineral processing generates huge amounts of dust that retards infiltration of water into the soil.

13.  
Match the pairWhich pair (horizon – what it is) is correctly matched?

Correct Answer: D [Horizon C – weathered parent rock]

Explanation:

A = topsoil with humus; B = transition layer; C = weathered parent material; below it the unweathered bedrock.

14.  
Trick Spotter“Which soil forms on crystalline igneous rocks in low-rainfall parts of the eastern Deccan?” The fastest method is:

Correct Answer: A [Rain-Rock Ladder: crystalline rock + low rain → red soil]

Explanation:

Two clues (rock + rain) fix the soil at once.

15.  
Alluvial soil in the deltas of the east coast has been deposited by the:

Correct Answer: C [Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10: deltas of the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri.

16.  
According to NCERT Class 11, laterite soils are mainly found in:

Correct Answer: B [Karnataka, Keralam, Tamil Nadu and the hilly areas of Odisha and Assam]

Explanation:

Laterite needs heavy rain and high temperature – the southern states and wet hills.

17.  
Which soil is formed by intense leaching in areas of high temperature and heavy rainfall?

Correct Answer: D [Laterite]

Explanation:

Rain-Rock Ladder: heavy rain + heat → laterite.

18.  
Kankar nodules found in bangar and in arid soils are made mainly of:

Correct Answer: A [calcium carbonate (lime)]

Explanation:

Kankar = nodules or a layer of lime (calcium carbonate).

19.  
Which soil is generally sandy and saline, lacks humus and moisture, and is found mainly in western Rajasthan?

Correct Answer: C [Arid soil]

Explanation:

Home-Region Filter: arid → western Rajasthan.

20.  
Ploughing along the contour lines of a slope helps to:

Correct Answer: B [slow down water flowing down the slope]

Explanation:

Contour ploughing checks sheet and gully erosion on slopes.

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