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प्रश्न
Which one of the following is the most widespread and most productive category of soil?
विकल्प
Alluvial Soil
Laterite Soil
Black Soil
Forest Soil
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उत्तर
Alluvial Soil
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State the characteristic of each of the soils named below that makes them most suitable for crop cultivation:
Red Soil
With reference to Red Soils in India, answer the following questions:
State two advantages of this type of soil.
Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give three main features of this type of soil.
Name the following:
Soil that is rich in iron oxide.
Name one important crop that thrives best in Regur and Red Soil, and a sea-port from where it is exported.
How is the Red Soil formed?
How is the Alluvial Soil found in the Ganga plain different from that found in the Godavari valley?
Explain the origin of the Black Soil. Name two States in India, which have Black Soil.
Mention any two advantages of the Black Soil.
How is red soil formed?
Define ‘Leaching’? In which region South of the Tropic of Cancer, can one find Soil formed by ‘Leaching’?
Mention two ways by which soil can get nitrogen.
Name the varieties of Alluvial Soils. Where are they found?
How is Regur Soil formed? Mention four important features of Regur Soil.
Why is the Red Soil red in colour?
Why is Laterite Soil not suitable for agriculture?
Name the transported Soil most widely found in India. State the two sub-categories into which it is generally divided. What are their local names and which one of them is superior to the other.
Point out the region where coastal alluvium is found.
Name the three types of Alluvium Soil.
Name the Soil which is formed due to high temperature and heavy rainfall with alternating wet and dry periods. Name two states where this type of Soil is found?
What are the various uses of soil?
Give information on importance of soils for plant growth.
Complete the following table with reference to the soil.
| Action | Effect | Result (w.r.t. fertility) |
| Construction of embankments | ||
| Wind speed decreased | ||
| Farmland is kept fallow for some period | ||
| Humus content increased. | ||
| Trenches are dug across a slope | ||
| Litter is burnt on the farm. | ||
| Proves favorable for micro-organisms | ||
| The salt content in the soil increases | ||
| Chemical fertilizers used excessively |
Maharashtra -Types and Overall Distribution of Soil
Observe the map given above and answer the following questions:
- Which soil occupies most of the area in Maharashtra?
- In which areas are laterite soils found?
- Which soil is found in the river valleys of Maharashtra?
- Which soil is found in parts of the Sahyadri ranges?
- In which region is alluvial soil found?
Which one of the following soil is the best for cotton cultivation?
Laterite soil is very useful for growing ______.
Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?
What are black soils? Describe their formation and characteristics.
