This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bedrock forms the foundation of most subsurface support around the world. The soil term for this bedrock is ..... A) A-Layer soil. B) Loam soil. C) Soil-Parent material. D) Groundwater horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil-Parent material. 2. How many groups of soil are there in coarse grained soils? A) 9. B) 8. C) 18. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 3. Which rock particles will remain suspended in water for the longest time? A) Pebbles. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 4. Soil is made out of which of the following? A) Animal remains. B) Plant remains. C) Tiny rocks. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Soil made up of an equal mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter A) Loam. B) Soil. C) Clay. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loam. 6. "Older soils differ from younger soils because they have had longer to develop" describes which of the following factors of CLORPT. A) Climate. B) Organisms. C) Relief. D) Parent Material. E) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Time. 7. The area of soil that incorporates matter featuring the decomposers bacteria and fungus would be the ..... layer. A) Dead organic material (DOM). B) A-layer. C) B-horizon. D) E-horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead organic material (DOM). 8. Which soil is made up of decayed parts of once-living organism? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Humus. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. 9. Why is there so much humus in the forest? A) A lot of plant and animal life there. B) Not eroded yet. C) Blown there by wind. D) Deposited by water when it slows down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot of plant and animal life there. 10. How does topography affect soils? A) Land position causes changes to temperature, parent material, and water. B) Topography changes the composition of the rocks in the soil. C) Topography changes what minerals are found in the soil. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land position causes changes to temperature, parent material, and water. 11. Identify the right matcha. Sand i. smaller than sand, larger than clayb. silt ii. large particlesc. clay iii. smallest particles A) A-ii, b-i, c-iii. B) A-ii, b-iii, c-i. C) Both are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-ii, b-i, c-iii. 12. Does a seed require soil to grow? A) Yes, always. B) No, never. C) No. D) Only in winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 13. Which layer do we see the most biological activity? A) Horizon O. B) Horizon A. C) Horizon B. D) Horizon C. E) Layer R. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horizon A. 14. Which type of soil feels sticky when wet and hard clumps when dry? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Loam. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clay. 15. Which is the best kind of soil for growing vegetables? A) Clay. B) Loam. C) Silt. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loam. 16. The soil which is formed in the north-western part of India is A) Mountain soil. B) Black soil. C) Desert soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert soil. 17. The type of soil you have in a place, depends on what type of ..... are in that area. A) Mud. B) Rocks. C) Weeds. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rocks. 18. What is the medium size soil particle? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silt. 19. What is the primary function of the hypocotyl in a seed? A) Connects the cotyledon to the radicle. B) Stores nutrients. C) Protects the embryo. D) Absorbs sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connects the cotyledon to the radicle. 20. Sand dune is a major feature of ..... erosion. A) Water. B) Gully. C) Coastal. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 21. What does the video suggest about Martian soil? A) It could potentially support life under the right circumstances. B) Mars does not have soil. C) It cannot support life. D) It is identical to Earth's soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It could potentially support life under the right circumstances. 22. ..... is made up of dead organisms. A) Humus. B) Sand. C) Clay. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humus. 23. Jill wants to observe the size of the bits in soil.Which tool should she use? A) A balance. B) A hand lens. C) A thermometer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hand lens. 24. Soil is important for plants because ..... A) It provides them with nutrients and minerals. B) It represents the home of some animals. C) Some animals depend on plant feeding. D) No correct answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides them with nutrients and minerals. 25. The sand, silt, and clay portion of soil comes from weathered ..... material. A) Parent. B) Bedrock. C) Plant. D) Insect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parent. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 6 Soils Quiz 8Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 9Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 10Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books