Indian Geography | Soils

Practice Indian Geography | Soils on Bissoy — browse topics below and open any question.

Questions

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

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Visco-elastic – small plastic zone

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Orthotropic material – different properties in three perpendicular directions

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Strain hardening material – stiffening effect felt at some stage

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Isotropic material – same physical property in all directions at a point

The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called?

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Mulching

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Contour barriers

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Rock dam

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Terrace farming

Among the local names of soils found in Chhattisgarh, which one is not correct?

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Yellow clay soil : Matasi

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Black soil : Kanhar

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Mixture of black and yellow soil : Kachhar

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Infertile Laterite soil : Bhata

Black soil is ideal for the cultivation of which of these crops?

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Sugarcane

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Wheat

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Cotton

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Paddy

Piedmont Swamp Soil is found only in which one of the following districts of Bihar?

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Madhubani

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Bhagalpur

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West Champaran

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Sitamarhi

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None of the above/More than one of the above