This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rock particles in soil arranged from largest to smallest are A) Sand, clay, and silt. B) Silt, sand, and clay. C) Sand, silt, and clay. D) Clay, sand, and silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand, silt, and clay. 2. What is the primary component of soil that affects its ability to retain water? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 3. Which soil layer has tones of reds and yellow due to its mineral content? (Think about clay) A) Horizon C. B) Horizon A. C) Horizon O. D) Layer R. E) Horizon B. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Horizon B. 4. What percent of soil is mineral matter? A) 25%. B) 45%. C) 5%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 45%. 5. To hold inside, as soil does with water A) Hold. B) Thrive. C) Water. D) Retain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retain. 6. How has parent material turned into soil? A) Through plants using humus. B) Through physical and chemical weathering. C) Through microorganisms. D) Decaying animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through physical and chemical weathering. 7. In an experiment, a student adds water to different soil samples to measure their permeability. Which soil type is likely to have the highest permeability? A) Clay. B) Silt. C) Sand. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 8. A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past A) Fossil. B) Amber. C) Dinosaur. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil. 9. "Roots produce carbon dioxide that reacts with water and creates an acid that breaks down minerals" describes which of the following factors of CLORPT. A) Relief. B) Climate. C) Time. D) Parent Material. E) Organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Organisms. 10. Soil is a valuable resource that needs to be carefully managed True/False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which soil has the largest particles? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Loam. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 12. There are a few dozen soil types that have been described. This type occurs in prairie or grassland soils that have a dark-colored surface horizon. They are highly fertile and rich in chemical "bases" such as calcium and magnesium. A) Andisol. B) Mollisol. C) Oxysol. D) Alfisol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mollisol. 13. Match the full name to the abbreviated letter:Bedrock A) Horizon A. B) Horizon B. C) Layer R. D) Horizon O. E) Horizon C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Layer R. 14. The process by which the top layer of soil is removed is known as A) Soil conservation. B) Deforestation. C) Afforestation. D) Soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil erosion. 15. WHAT LAYER IS TOPSOIL FOUND IN ..... A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 16. The most important property for plan growth is the ability of the soil to ..... water A) Drain. B) Particles. C) Smell. D) Retain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retain. 17. In which layer does the roots of the plants grow? A) Humus. B) Top soil. C) Bedrock. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top soil. 18. Bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil. A) Pebbles. B) Gravel. C) Humus. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. 19. What is a soil made up of very small broken pieces of rock? A) Loam. B) Bedrock. C) Soil. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silt. 20. Rock that is composed of smaller pieces like clay, silt, sand, gravel, and pebbles is called? (Think shaking the vial) A) Conglomerate. B) Clay. C) Sand. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conglomerate. 21. What is the term for the movement of soil particles from one place to another by wind, water, or ice? A) Sedimentation. B) Weathering. C) Erosion. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erosion. 22. The soil which has high content of soluble salt A) Red soil. B) Mountain soil. C) Desert soil. D) Black soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert soil. 23. Match the full name to the abbreviated letter:Organics A) Layer R. B) Horizon A. C) Horizon O. D) Horizon C. E) Horizon B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horizon O. 24. Which soil texture becomes extremely hard when dry? loam b) clay c) silt d) sand A) Loam. B) Clay. C) Silt. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clay. 25. The soil which is formed due to decomposition of organic matter A) Mountain soil. B) Desert soil. C) Laterite soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain soil. 26. Which type of soil has the largest particles A) Clay. B) Silt. C) Sand. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 27. What is pomology? A) The study of fruits. B) The study of trees. C) The study of flowers. D) The study of vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The study of fruits. 28. What is the parent material in the context of soil formation? A) The rock that the soil originally forms from. B) The organic matter within the soil. C) The first layer of soil. D) The water content in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rock that the soil originally forms from. 29. A dark rock formed from cooling lava is? A) Basalt. B) Calcite. C) Sandstone. D) Marble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basalt. 30. What percent of soil is organic matter? A) 25%. B) 45%. C) 5%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5%. 31. Which is the Biggest A) Clay. B) Silt. C) Pebble. D) ???????????????. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pebble. 32. Are all Soils Alike A) No. B) ??????????????. C) Somtimes. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 33. What are the three soil particles that we use to classify soils? A) Sand, dirt, and soil. B) Clay, sand, and silt. C) Silt, loam, and sandy loam. D) Clay, salt, and pebbles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clay, sand, and silt. 34. A mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel and/or pebbles. A) Concrete. B) Gravel. C) Silt. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil. 35. Which soil adds nutrients to the soil A) Humus. B) Sand. C) Clay. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humus. 36. This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry. A) Clay soil. B) Sand. C) Garden soil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clay soil. 37. Organisms, like bacteria and fungi, that recycle nutrients back to the soil A) Eutrification. B) Nitrogen Fixing. C) Decomposers. D) Legumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 38. When you shook the vile of soil and water, then left it for a few days, ..... separated apart the most. A) Forest soil. B) Clay. C) Desert soil. D) River delta soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert soil. 39. Soil is mostly conserved by ..... A) Afforestation. B) Overgrazing. C) Making dams. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afforestation. 40. Which of the following is not considered a fossil fuel? A) Metal. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metal. 41. What is the process of rocks being broken down over time called? A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Accumulation. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 42. Black soil is suitable for dry farming as it. A) Is formed in heavy rainfall region. B) Has less moisture retention capacity. C) Has high moisture retention capacity. D) Is formed from weathering of crystalline rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has high moisture retention capacity. 43. Water can help make useful products. Which of these products includes water? A) Shampoo. B) Sweaters. C) Pencil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shampoo. 44. How can farmers prevent/slow down soil erosion? A) Cover their crops. B) Water the soil everyday in order to weigh it down. C) Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place. D) Cut down all of the trees and crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place. 45. When water runs down a hill of loose soil, it will cause what change to the soil? A) Soil from the top of the hill will be moved to the bottom. B) The hill will collect more soil and become taller. C) The particles of the soil will come together to make rocks. D) The solid particles of soil will melt and flow up the hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil from the top of the hill will be moved to the bottom. 46. For growing Ragi and oil seeds, ..... soil is suitable. A) Alluvial. B) Black. C) Red. D) Laterite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 47. What kind of rock can change into metamorphic rock? A) Igneous rock. B) Sedimentary rock. C) Igneous rock and sedimentary rock. D) Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock. 48. Which of these is NON renewable? A) Eggs. B) Petroleum. C) Wood. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 49. Which of the following is a soil conservation method A) Deforestation. B) Deworming. C) Green manuring. D) Bush burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green manuring. 50. The most percent of soil found in India is A) Red soil. B) Black soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) Desert soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alluvial soil. 51. True or False ..... Soil is the same in all places in the world. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. What is the top layer of soil made up of broken down pieces of dead plants and animals? A) Topsoil. B) Humus. C) Bedrock. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humus. 53. All the following are services provided by the soil except:Habitat for living organisms b) Nutrient recycling c) Construction medium d) Medium for water toxication A) Nutrient Recycling. B) Construction Medium. C) Water Toxication. D) Habitat for living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Toxication. 54. Afforestation is a term which means A) Overgrazing. B) Making dams. C) Growing trees. D) Felling of trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growing trees. 55. What does SAND feel like? A) Gritty/rough. B) Silky. C) Soft. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gritty/rough. 56. The ultimate end result of all erosions, if left unchecked, are the formation of ..... A) Grasslands. B) Deserts. C) Tiagas. D) Tropical rain forersts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deserts. 57. Most plants grow best in soils with a pH between ..... A) And 4. B) And 10. C) And 7. D) And 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And 7. 58. Soil conservation includes all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Crop rotation. B) Terracing. C) Desertification. D) Contour ploughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 59. Which of these things are made from things in the soil? A) Glass. B) Bricks. C) Penicillin (antibiotics). D) Some types of makeup. E) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All the above. 60. What is made of dead animals and plants? A) Silt. B) Clay. C) Humus. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 3Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 5Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth Our Habitat QuizClass 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books