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(c) Mountain Soil
               (d) Black Soil
               Q.9: Which soil is the most widespread soil of India?

               (a) Alluvial soil
               (b) Arid Soil
               (c) Mountain Soil
               (d) Black Soil
               Q.10: The soil that develops cracks during summer season is……………….

               (a) Black soil.
               (b) Red soil.
               (c) Yellow soil.
               (d) Laterite soil.


               Q.11: Which type of soil develops due to high temperature and evaporation?
               (a) Arid Soil
               (b) Forest Soil
               (c) Black Soil
               (d) Red Soil
               Q.12: The main feature of arid soil is ____.

               (a) Rich in humus and moisture
               (b) Deficiency in humus and moisture
               (c) Intensely leached
               (d) Hydrated crystalline form
               Q.13: Soil formed by intense leaching is called ____.

               (a) Alluvial soil
               (b) Red soil
               (c) Laterite soil
               (d) Desert
               Q.14: The soil formed due to hydration is

               (a) Alluvial.
               (b) Yellow.
               (c) Desert.
               (d) Red.

               Q.15: The red soil is red in colour because
               (a) High clay content
               (b) Presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
               (c) Diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
               (d) High moisture content

               Q.16: Red soil is mostly found in

               (a) Parts of Jammu Kashmir
               (b) Upper ganga plain
               (c) Eastern and southern part of Deccan Plateau
               (d) Western part of rajasthan
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