India-Soils Class 10 Notes
Here in this post we provided India-Soils Notes Karnataka Board Class 10. All Questions Answer are Very Important. Students who are searching for India-Soils Notes can follow this post.
Here we provided MCQ Questions, Very Short Questions, Short Questions, Long Questions and Others. Hope our Notes will help you.
MCQ Type Question and Answers:
Question 1:
—- is the thin surface layer of the earth.
(a) Volcano
(b) Coast
(c) Plateau
(d) Soil
Answer:
(d) Soil.
Question 2:
For wheat, paddy which type of soil good.
(a) Desert soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Alluvial soil
(d) Laterite soil
Answer:
(c) Alluvial soil.
Question 3:
The fine and newer alluvium is called –
(a) Bhangar
(b) Mountain soil
(c) Khadar
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Khadar.
Question 4:
The Regur soil also known as ——.
(a) White soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Laterite soil
Answer:
(c) Black soil.
Question 5:
Soil best cotton cultivation are –
(a) Black soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Alluvial soil
(d) Khadar soil
Answer:
(a) Black soil.
Question 6:
What is mean by soil conservation?
(a) Formation of soil
(b) Protection of soil erosion
(c) Protection of soil preservation
(d) Both (b) & (c)
Answer:
(d) Both (b) & (c).
Question 7:
Which of the following is not method of soil conservation?
(a) Gully Central
(b) Contour bounding
(c) Deforestation
(d) Afforestation
Answer:
(c) Deforestation.
Question 8:
—- are many formed due to the decomposition of organic matter.
(a) Mountain soil
(b) Desert soil
(c) Lateral soil
(d) Black soil
Answer:
(a) Mountain soil.
Question 9:
Why black soil/Regur soil dark (Black) in colour?
(a) Derived from basalt rock
(b) Composed of alluvium
(c) From weathering of granite
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Derived from basalt rock.
Question 10:
Black soils occupy about —- lakh sq. kms in India.
(a) 15
(b) 2.48
(c) 5.2
(d) 5.46
Answer:
(d) 546.
Very Short Type Question and Answers:
Question 1;
Write any two method of soil conservations.
Answer:
– Controlled over grazing, contour farming.
Question 2:
Write any two effect of soil erosion.
Answer:
– Ground water level is lowered there is decrease in soil m loss of soil fertility.
Question 3:
What is soil erosion?
Answer:
– Soil erosion is nothing but removal of top soil layer.
Question 4:
For which parts of India black soil found?
Answer:
– Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat etc.
Math the pairs:
(1) Older Alluviam soil | (b) | (a) Khadar |
(2) Sandy & low moisture | (c) | (b) Bhangar |
(3) Soil erosion | (d) | (c) Desert soil |
(4) Red soil | (e) | (d) Over grazing |
(e) Ragi, Millets |
Name the main crops of following soil (three names)
(1) Alluvial soil – What, Paddy, Sugarcan.
(2) Red soil – Ragi, Millets, ground nuts etc.
(3) Mountain soil – Tea, Coffee, fruits