Geography Unit Test - I

Decayed organic matter in the soil

• clay

• humus

• silica

• chalk

A soil rich in potash, humus and lime

• red soil

• black soil

• alluvial soil

• laterite soil

A soil which is sticky when wet

• black soil

• red soil

• laterite soil

• alluvial soil

The type of fertile alluvial found in the deltas

• laterite soil

• regur soil

• khadar

• inland alluvium

A kharif crop that grows well in regur soil is

• wheat

• linseed

• fruits

• sugarcane

A soil formed in - situ

• black soil

• desert soil

• alluvial soil

• laterite soil

A soil found on the summits of eastern ghats

• red soil

• laterite soil

• alluvial soil

• black soil

Soil found in large parts of Tamil Nadu

• laterite

• alluvial

• red

• black

Sheet erosion is common in

• gujarat

• haryana

• western ghats

• chambal

Measure to prevent coastal erosion

• strip farming

• shelter belts

• plug gullies

• contour bunding