Physical Geography – World Soils, Major Biomes SET 3ALL MCQ For World Soils, Major Biomes 1. Littoral forests are rich sources of which among the following?BambooFirewoodTimberFodderQuestion 1 of 152. What are the main criteria of dividing major natural regions of the world?Temperature, rain fall and vegetationLatitudes and LongitudesAtmospheric Pressure and WindsAll of themQuestion 2 of 153. Which among the following soil is rich in minerals?Alluvial soilBlack soilRed soilLaterite soilQuestion 3 of 154. Which among the following soil has formed by the weathering of ancient metamorphic and crystalline rocks and is rich in Iron content ?Black SoilRed SoilAlluvial SoilLaterite soilQuestion 4 of 155. A soil, which has pH ranges from 8.5 to 10 and ESP is greater than 15 and EC less than 4 m mhos/cm, the soil is calledSaline soilAlkaline soilSaline alkaline soilNone of theseQuestion 5 of 156. A soil profile having two sola, one above the other is known asBisequem profileTruncated profileSoil monolithSoil fabricQuestion 6 of 157. The microrelief of soils produced by expansion and contraction with changes in moisture is known asFluvial depositsGilgaiMottlingHeavingQuestion 7 of 158. Soils high in swelling clays which crack widely upon drying resulting in shrinkage, shearing and soil mass movement are characteristics ofUltisolsEntisolsPodsolsVertisolsQuestion 8 of 159. Relative Humidity is measured byBarometerThermometerRaingaugeHygrometerQuestion 9 of 1510. Size of colloidal clay particle is less than0.0002 m0.02 mm0.002 mmNone of theseQuestion 10 of 1511. If quartz and feldspar are predominantly observed in sandstone, then it is calledConglomerateBrecciaArkoseShaleQuestion 11 of 1512. A well developed soil haveA-horizonB-horizonC-horizonAll of theseQuestion 12 of 1513. Alkali soils are generally found inHumid climateSub humid regionArid and semi arid climateTemperate climateQuestion 13 of 1514. Concept of 'Soil Catena' is given byDokuchaevMilneBuchmanArnobQuestion 14 of 1515. Which group of microorganisms have highest biomass in soilBacteriaActinomycetesFungiAlgaeQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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