India has a wide variety of soils, ranging from the fertile alluvial soils of the Indo-Gangetic plains to the poor laterite soils of the Deccan plateau. The soils of India are also affected by the climate, with the drier soils found in the western and southern parts of the country being less fertile than the wetter soils in the east and north.

Here you are given Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the Soils of Indiathe topic of General Knowledge. First of all, you have to read all the GK questions related to Soils of India and click on one correct answer for each question. If your answer is correct, you will be displayed with a ✅ sign, but if your answer is wrong, a ❌ sign will be displayed, so that you can identify the correct answer you have given.

Q. Which soil is mainly found in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?

 ◉ Red soil

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 ◉ laterite soil

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 ◉ Alluvial soil

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 ◉ Black soil

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Q. Which fiber crop is grown on black soil?

 ◉ Cotton

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 ◉ wheat

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 ◉ Cotton

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 ◉ Maize

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Q. Where is laterite soil found?

 ◉ in Kerala

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 ◉ in Karnataka

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 ◉ in Gujarat

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 ◉ tropical region with wet and dry climate

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Q. Insectivorous plants grow in soil that is deficient in?

 ◉ nitrogen

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 ◉ carbon dioxide

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 ◉ hydrogen

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 ◉ none of these

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Q. Which soil has the highest water-holding capacity?

 ◉ Latterite soil

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 ◉ Dumble soil

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 ◉ Red soil

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 ◉ Desert

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Q. Which soil is used for making bricks?

 ◉ Desert soil

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 ◉ Laterite soil

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 ◉ Red soil

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 ◉ Black soil

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Q. The soil brought with the flow is very fertile, why?

 ◉ It comes from different types of rocks

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 ◉ It contains a lot of particles

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 ◉ They have more inspiration

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Black soil is mainly obtained from the weathering of?

 ◉ Basalt

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 ◉ chemical analysis

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 ◉ Clutches

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 ◉ Erosion

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Q. What types of soil improvements are gypsum used for?

 ◉ alkaline earth

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 ◉ Podsol

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 ◉ Saline soil

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 ◉ Acidic soil

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Q. What is the soil which is prone to heavy leaching due to rain called?

 ◉ red

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 ◉ Laterite

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 ◉ Yellow

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 ◉ Black

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Q. Who are the soil scrubbers?

 ◉ Algae

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 ◉ Fungus

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 ◉ Bacteria

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 ◉ Creature

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Q. Which of the following soil is suitable for cotton cultivation?

 ◉ plateau

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 ◉ alluvial

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 ◉ laterite

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 ◉ Black

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Q. The development of Makhraila (laterite) soil is the result of?

 ◉ leaching

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 ◉ soil erosion

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 ◉ Irritation

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What is the reason why mud houses are colder in summer and hotter in winter as compared to buildings made of bricks?

 ◉ Raw soil is good driver

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 ◉ Evaporation of water cools in summer and heat in winter due to sunlight coming through the pores.

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 ◉ Raw soil is bad driver

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 ◉ Raw soil is less heroic

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Q. In which soil, agriculture has been going on for hundreds of years without much fertilization?

 ◉ In red soil

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 ◉ Only in black soil

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 ◉ Only in the alluvial soil

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 ◉ in black and alluvial soil

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