GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 14

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 14

131. Which of the phenomenon can be described as the creeping death of the soil?
A. Soil conservation
B. Soil formation
C. Soil erosion
D. Nitrogen fixation

132. Assertion (A): The farmers of the drier parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat plant rows of trees around their fields.
Reason (R): Plantation of trees reduces the velocity of winds and prevents the soil erosion.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

133. Assertion (A): Contour bunding of the fields is done in areas of steep slopes.
Reason (R): The fields in areas of steep slopes face the problems of surface run off.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

134. Assertion (A): Alpine meadow soil contains mostly undecomposed plants.
Reason (R): Alpine meadow soil is found in very cold areas.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

135. Assertion (A): Brown forest soil is rich in humus and slightly acidic in reaction.
Reason (R): Brown soil is found in marshy areas of the coastal plain.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

136. The soils in the flood plains of the rivers formed by recent alluvium are called:
A. Bhangar
B. Khadar
C. Reh
D. Bhur

137. The soils of the.....have been formed in situ.
A. Valley of Narmada
B. Sutlej-Ganga Plain
C. Valley of Tapi
D. Indian Plateau

138. Which of the following places receives minimum annual rainfall?
A. Mangalore
B. Bikaner
C. Allahabad
D. Nagpur

139. Assertion (A): The southern half of India has a tropical climate.
Reason (R): The tropic of cancer does not pass through the middle of India.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

140. Assertion (A): When the Kashmiri peasant Shivers with biting cold inside his pheren, the peasants of the Kerala coast work in their paddy fields in a loin cloth.
Reason (R): The regional variations in the climatic characteristics strikingly differentiate the climate of different regions of India.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
 

ANSWER: 

131    C
132    A
133    A
134    A
135    C
136    B
137    D
138    B
139    C
140    A