1. Pedalfer soils are

2. Which one of following statements is not correct?

3. What happens to tropical soils when the rainforest is cleared?

4. Atacama desert covers

5. Zonal soils are

6. Match List-I (Soil Forming process) with List-II (Releated Characteristic) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II A.Composition of true soil
1. Sticky soil formation
B. Origin of in organic particle
2. Steeper slope
C. Large uantities of soil
3. Mineral and organic colloid particles D.Formation of thinner soil
4. Weathering of rocks Codes A B C D

7. Consider the following statements: Low soil fertility in Rainy Tropics can be caused by
1. high temperature and heavy rainfall.
2. eluviations and leaching.
3. the existence of an extremely active bacterial life on the forest floor. Of these statements

8. The most important factor of soil formation is

9. Lithosols are

10. Match List-I (Soil type) with List- II (Region) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II A.Chernozems 1.Eastern Romania
B. Laterite 2.Northern plains of India
C. Podzol 3.Central Africa D.Alluvial 4.Eastern Russia Codes A B C D

11. Hydromorphic soils are

12. Hard pan and clay pan in soil are found in

13. Reddish brown soils are found in

14. Assertion (A) : Volcanic soils are usually fertile. Reason (R) : The heat of eruption causes fertility on such soils. Codes

15. Prairie soils are found in

16. The proporties of a soil is indicated by its

17. Laterite is produced by

18. Consider the following statements:
1. Chernozem soils originate under tall grass prairie vegetation.
2. Literites form under hot and humid climatic conditions. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

19. Fishing in inland waters is most important in

20. An example of hydromorphic soils is

21. Redzina soil occur in regions of

22. Match List-I (Soil classes) with List-II (Climate types) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II A.Padzols 1. Temperate grasslands
B. Terra rossa 2. Hot desert
C. Chernozems 3. Cool temperate D.Serozems 4. Mediterranean Codes A B C D

23. Which of the following is correct about hygroscopic soil water?

24. Soils, which have undergone gleying and are associated with marshes, swamps or poorly drained upland are called

25. A horizon of soil is