This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This soil is also known as regur and black cotton soil. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black soil. 2. We added organic material and top soil to our garden beds to ..... A) Make the soil turn black. B) Make the soil better for growing vegetables. C) Make the soil hold water. D) Make food for the birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make the soil better for growing vegetables. 3. This soil is mostly found in India. A) Black soil. B) Laterite soil. C) Mountain soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alluvial soil. 4. Why is soil considered not a renewable resource? A) Because it takes thousands or millions of years to form from rock. B) Because it does not support life. C) Because it can be easily replaced. D) Because it is made of non-organic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it takes thousands or millions of years to form from rock. 5. The ..... is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. This act created two programs:one for regulating active coal mines and a second for reclaiming abandoned mine lands. A) General Mining Act 1872. B) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation act 1977. C) Endangered Species Act 1972. D) Subsurface Groundwater Cleanup Act 1923. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation act 1977. 6. "Shape and aspect of land affects how the soil is developed" describes which of the following factors of CLORPT. A) Climate. B) Organisms. C) Relief. D) Parent Material. E) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relief. 7. Please put these rocks in soil in order by size from largest to smallest. A) Gravelpebblessandclay. B) Pebblesgravelclaysand. C) Claysandgravelpebbles. D) Pebblesgravelsandclay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pebblesgravelsandclay. 8. A form of precipitation containing acid, which forms when carbon dioxide gas in the air dissolves in water droplets is? A) Calcite. B) Chemical weathering. C) Physical weathering. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acid rain. 9. The process by which rocks are broken down by breaking and banging is called? A) Physical weathering. B) Chemical weathering. C) Chemical reaction. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical weathering. 10. "Temperature and moisture influence the speed of chemical reactions in soil" describes which of the following factors of CLORPT. A) Climate. B) Organisms. C) Relief. D) Parent Material. E) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 11. What is the layer under the Humus that provides support and nutrients to plants? A) Humus. B) Bedrock. C) Topsoil. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topsoil. 12. Which soil is sticky when wet and dries in clumps? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Humus. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clay. 13. In a soil profile, which layer is typically rich in organic material and is crucial for plant growth? A) A-horizon. B) B-horizon. C) C-horizon. D) R-horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-horizon. 14. The best soil for growing plants is A) Mostly sand. B) Mostly silt. C) Mostly clay. D) A mixture of sand, silt, and clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A mixture of sand, silt, and clay. 15. Soil conservation done on hill slopes ..... A) Ploughing. B) Terracing. C) Erosion. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terracing. 16. Which body of water is a large body of flowing water? A) Ocean. B) River. C) Lake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) River. 17. How does the soil in the garden help to make useful products? A) It helps to make statues. B) It helps to make jewelry. C) It helps grow food for people to eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps grow food for people to eat. 18. The main crop of Mountain soil. A) Cotton. B) Ragi, millets. C) Tea, Coffee. D) Paddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tea, Coffee. 19. The main components of soil are ..... A) Pieces of rock. B) Air and water. C) Silt and humus. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct. 20. The soil layer considered most productive in grassland soil is the A) E-horizon. B) O-layer. C) B-horizon. D) A-layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A-layer. 21. This soil can be seen in North Karnataka. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black soil. 22. A sedimentary rock made of sand particles stuck together is? A) Granite. B) Basalt. C) Sand. D) Sandstone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sandstone. 23. Which of these is not a component of the soil? A) Organic matter. B) Organisms. C) Minerals. D) Cover crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cover crops. 24. ..... erosion is the removal of soil by concentrated water running through little streamlets, A) Rill. B) Gully. C) Sandy. D) Shifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rill. 25. Students observed that in one corner of the playground was a patch of smooth, flat soil. After several days, they noticed that ripples had formed across the sand. What was the most likely cause of this change? A) Wind blowing. B) Ice freezing. C) Water moving. D) Snow falling. 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