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Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop?

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  1. Wet tropical Climate

  2. Hot and dry Climate

  3. Cold temperature Climate

  4. Mediterranean type of Climate

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The laterite soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall. This is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain. 

Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?

geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. Red soil

  2. Desert soil

  3. Black soil

  4. Brown soil

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Brown earth is a type of soil. Brown earths are mostly located between 35° and 55° north of the Equator. The largest expanses cover western and central Europe, large areas of western and trans-Uralian Russia, the east coast of America and eastern Asia.

What do you understand by the word regur?

geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. Black soil found in the Deccan

  2. Grey-brown soil found in Russia

  3. Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area

  4. Black soil found in northern Argentina

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Black soils are also known as regur soils. Black soil is ideal for growing cotton and is also known as black cotton soil. This type of soil is typical of the Deccan trap (Basalt) region spread over northwest Deccan plateau and is made up of lava flows. 

Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?

geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. Alluvial soils

  2. Red soils

  3. Laterite soils

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alluvial soils as a whole are very fertile. Mostly these soils contain adequate proportion of potash, phosphoric acid and lime which are ideal for the growth of sugarcane, paddy, wheat and other cereal and pulse crops.

Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?

geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. Regur/black

  2. Alluvial

  3. Red

  4. Clayey

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Correct Option: A

The red soils develop a reddish colour due to __________.

geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. deforestation and over-grazing

  2. the presence of potash and magnesia

  3. tropical monsoonal climate

  4. a wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic Jacks

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Red soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks. It looks yellow when it occurs in a hydrated form.

Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?

geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. Desert soil

  2. Laterite soil

  3. Red soil

  4. Regur soil

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The black soils are made up of extremely fine i.e. clayey material. They are well-known for their capacity to hold moisture. In addition, they are rich in soil nutrients, such as calcium carbonate, magnesium, potash and lime. 

Match the following.

Regions Soil Type
A. Malwa Plateau $1$. Alluvial
B. Dharwar Plateau $2$. Lateritic
C. Punjab Plains $3$. Red
D. Western Ghats $4$. Regur
geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. A-$4$, B-$3$, C-$1$, D-$2$

  2. A-$4$, B-$2$, C-$1$, D-$3$

  3. A-$3$, B-$1$, C-$4$, D-$2$

  4. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

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Correct Option: A

Match the following.

A. Alluvial soil $1$. high land of soil of plateaus
B. Black soils $2$. on the periphery of plateaus
C. Red soil $3$. river basin sand coastal plains
D. Laterite soils $4$. deccan lava tract
geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. A-$3$, B-$4$, C-$2$, D-$1$

  2. A-$1$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$2$

  3. A-$3$, B-$4$, C-$1$, D-$2$

  4. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?

geography abiotic resources: land, soil and water classification of soils abiotic resources soils in india

  1. These vary from sandy loam to clay is texture

  2. These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash

  3. These are usually fine grained

  4. There are by far the most fertile

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Correct Option: B