pedology or soil & agriculture section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [IAS (Pre) 1994]

Given below is a map of America. The shaded (marked 1 and 2), dotted (marked 3) and the plain areas (marked 4) indicate respectively, the regions where the languages spoken are

a) French, Portuguese, Spanish and English

b) Portuguese, French, Spanish and others

c) Spanish, French, Portuguese and others

d) French, Spanish, Portuguese and others

Question : 2 [UPPCS (Pre) 2001]

Which of the following is correctly matched?

a) Lapps - India

b) Gonds – Africa

c) Eskimo - Canada

d) Oraon - Japan

Question : 3 [SSC CHSL 2014]

‘Terra rossa’ is a Latin word which means

a) lateritic region

b) region near the poles

c) hot area

d) red terrain

Question : 4 [SSC CGL 2015]

The remedies to soil erosion are :

1. Contour bunding
2. Regulation of land use
3. Cutting of trees
4. Allowing grazing of animals

a) 3, 4

b) 2, 3

c) 1, 3

d) 1, 2

Question : 5 [MPPCS (Pre) 2015]

‘Alfalfa’ is

a) An animal

b) A town

c) A kind of grass

d) A tribe