Soils, Natural Vegetation, Forests Questions and Answers | Indian Geography MCQs

1. Which one of the following soils is formed by the weathering of basaltic lava flows?
  1. Red soil
  2. Laterite soil
  3. Acidic soil
  4. Black soil

Answer: Black soil

2. In which state mountain soil is not found?
  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. Sikkim

Answer: Maharashtra

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3. Pick out the one that is not a physical factor
  1. Availability of capital
  2. Minerals and Availability of Water
  3. Topography and Soil
  4. Climate

Answer: Availability of capital

4. Which of the following soil type is most suitable for the cultivation of cereals?
  1. Alluvial soils
  2. Red soils
  3. Laterite soils
  4. None of these

Answer: Alluvial soils

5. What is the reason behind Red soils developing a reddish color?
  1. Overgrazing
  2. The presence of potash and magnesia
  3. Due to the presence of iron
  4. None of these

Answer: Due to the presence of iron

6.Vegetation cover is very scanty in parts of Rajasthan due to
  1. Over population.
  2. Over irrigation.
  3. Deforestation.
  4. Overgrazing.

Answer: Overgrazing.

7. Which term is used for virgin vegetation, which have come from outside India are termed as exotic plants.
  1. Indigenous plants
  2. Endemic species
  3. Exotic Plants
  4. None of these

Answer: Exotic Plants

8.Which of the following terms is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?
  1. Fern
  2. Flora
  3. Fauna
  4. None of these

Answer: Fauna

9. Consider the following statement (s) is/are regarding deciduous forest.

I. It is found in that regions where rainfall is between 70 and 200 cm.
II. Forests are divided into moist and dry deciduous on the basis of the availability of water .
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Code:
  1. I only
  2. II only
  3. Both I & II
  4. Neither I nor II

Answer: II only

10. Which trees do not belong to the Tropical Deciduous Forests?
  1. Tendu
  2. Pine
  3. Acacia
  4. Pasur

Answer: Tendu

11. The seasonal or periodic movement of pastoral farmers with their livestock over relatively short distances seeking fresh pastures between two areas of different climatic conditions is called as:
  1. Ley Farming
  2. Crop Rotation
  3. Transhumance
  4. None of the above

Answer: Transhumance

12. How many different types of soils are found in India as per the Indian Council of Agricultural Research?
  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 5
  4. None of these

Answer: 8

13. What type of climate is considered most favorable for the development of laterite soil?
  1. Tropical Wet climate
  2. Hot and Dry climate
  3. Cool Temperate climate
  4. Mediterranean climate

Answer: Wet tropical climate

14. Most widespread vegetation in India is
  1. Coniferous forests
  2. Tropical rainforests
  3. Tropical deciduous forests
  4. Mangrove forests

Answer: Tropical deciduous forests

15. Trees in a thorn forest are:
  1. Tall
  2. Dense
  3. Scattered
  4. None of these

Answer: Scattered

16. What is the other name of Regur soil?
  1. Black soil
  2. Red soil
  3. Alluvial soil
  4. Laterite soil

Answer: Black soil

17. Which soil is known as the self-plowed soil of India?
  1. Laterite soil
  2. Acidic soil
  3. Red soil
  4. Black soil

Answer: Black soil

18. How many states are there where the forest cover is more than one third of the total area?
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 10
  4. 8

Answer: 15

19. From the point of view of natural vegetation and wildlife, India belongs to which of the following categories?
  1. One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world
  2. The richest wildlife zone in the world
  3. The country with the greatest forest cover
  4. A country lacking in biodiversity cover

Answer: One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world

20. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called___________.
  1. Soil wash
  2. Soil erosion
  3. Soil creep
  4. Silting of soil

Answer: Soil erosion

21. Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to forest

I. Dry Deciduous Forest and Scrubs grow in areas where the rainfall is between 50 cm - 100 cm.
II. Mangrove Forest are called tidal forest because of their dense growth
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Code:

  1. I only
  2. II only
  3. Both I & II
  4. Neither I nor II

Answer: Both I & II

22. Which one of the following is the Biosphere Reserve of India?
  1. Gir
  2. Nilgiri
  3. Kanheri
  4. None of these

Answer: Nilgiri

23. Which of the following terms is used for plants which are at present part of natural vegetation but have originally come to India from abroad?
  1. Indigenous plants
  2. Endemic species
  3. Endangered plants
  4. Exotic plants

Answer: Exotic plants

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24. Which of the following forest that are found in the Western Ghats, hills of the north eastern region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  1. Mangroove Forest
  2. Dry deciduous Forest
  3. Tropical Evergreen Forests
  4. Semi-desert and desert vegetation

Answer: Tropical Evergreen Forests

25. Which one of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?
  1. Alluvial soil
  2. Black soil
  3. Sandy soil
  4. Red soil

Answer: Sandy soil

26. What is the name given when sand particles are found in alluvial soil?
  1. Lome
  2. Kallar
  3. Khanjar
  4. None of these

Answer: Lome

27. The phenomenon of the erosion of the highlands is called_______________.
  1. Degradation
  2. Aggradation
  3. Gradation
  4. Landslide

Answer: Degradation

28. The Desert soil is found in which state?
  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Sikkim

Answer: Rajasthan

29. Which of these states do not have more than 75% area under the forest cover?
  1. Southern Part of Bihar (Now in Jharkhand)
  2. Patkai Mountain Range System (Mizoram Hilly Area)
  3. Both A & B
  4. None of the above

Answer: Southern Part of Bihar (Now in Jharkhand)

30. Tropical thorn forests are found in
  1. Rajasthan
  2. Haryana
  3. None of them
  4. Both of them

Answer: Both of them

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