This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the very top layer of soil? A) Bedrock. B) Topsoil. C) Humus. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. 2. Which of the following is NOT be found in topsoil? A) Humus. B) Minerals. C) Sediment. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bedrock. 3. The texture of soil depends mainly on A) The types of plants that grow in the soil. B) The size of the particles in the soil. C) The color of the soil. D) The number of worms in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The size of the particles in the soil. 4. Sandy soil is found in A) Desert. B) Northern plains. C) Northern Mountains. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 5. How do rocks get into the soil?What happens 1st, 2nd, and 3rd? A) 1. erosion2. weathering3. deposition. B) 1. weathering2. erosion3. deposition. C) 1. deposition2. weathering3. erosion. D) 1. erosion2. deposition3. weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. weathering2. erosion3. deposition. 6. You can touch or feel a rock to describe which of the rock's characteristics? A) Age. B) Texture. C) Weight. D) Streak test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Texture. 7. This type of soil is best for growing crops. A) Humus. B) Sand. C) Clay. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loam. 8. Human activities that increase soil erosion include A) Mining. B) Overgrazing by cattle. C) Afforestation. D) Both mining and overgrazing by cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both mining and overgrazing by cattle. 9. What can we learn from studying the fossils in a certain area? A) How much sunlight the area received?. B) The direction the wind used to blow in the past. C) How much rain fell in the area last year?. D) The kinds of animals that lived in the ares. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The kinds of animals that lived in the ares. 10. The breaking down of big rocks into smaller rocks A) Abrasion. B) Conglomerate. C) Weathering. D) Chemical reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weathering. 11. ..... is used to generate electricity from wind. A) Windblast. B) Windglass. C) Windmill. D) Windfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windmill. 12. A mixture of sand, clay, and pebbles A) Humus. B) Conglomerate. C) Weathering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conglomerate. 13. The luster of a rock is how well it reflects (a) A) Objects. B) Dirt. C) A. light. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. light. 14. Which of the following can cause weathering? A) Fertilizing the land. B) Minerals and humus. C) Water, wind, plants, and animals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water, wind, plants, and animals. 15. Which process is primarily responsible for the breakdown of rocks into smaller particles to form soil? A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Sedimentation. D) Compaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 16. The soil from deposition of rivers. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial soil. 17. Information that supports an idea A) Dinosaur. B) Evidence. C) Fossil. D) Amber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 18. Which soil property is most important for determining its ability to retain water? A) Color. B) Texture. C) PH level. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Texture. 19. Which soil component is coarse and gritty? A) Clay. B) Silt. C) Sand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 20. Which part of the seed is responsible for the initial growth of the plant? A) Embryo. B) Seed Coat. C) Endosperm. D) Cotyledon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embryo. 21. This state is dominated by black soil A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Karnataka. C) Maharashtra. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maharashtra. 22. The soil where we live has a lot of ..... and ..... A) Shells and rocks. B) Sand and clay. C) Leaves and moss. D) Black and gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand and clay. 23. Any natural resource that makes up Earth, including soil and water. A) Earth materials. B) Conglomerate. C) Physical weathering. D) Chemical reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth materials. 24. A rock that has been moved by moving water would most likely be ..... A) Bumpy. B) Soft. C) Smooth. D) Shiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth. 25. The particular order of objects, movements, and events A) Main idea. B) Sequence. C) Retain. D) Context clues. 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