ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, PUNE (2021-2022)

SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT

MCQs from ch-1, Geography

NAME- Shirin Bobdey

CLASS AND SECTION- X A

Q1. Where does red and yellow soil develop?

a) On crystalline igneous rocks
b) In areas of low rainfall
c) In the eastern and southern parts of the deccan platues
d) All of the above

Answer) d. all of the above

Q2. Yellow and red soils are found in

a) Odisha
b) Jharkhand
c) West Bengal
d) Mizoram
Answer) a. odisha

Q3. These soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in-
a) Igneous rocks
b) Only metaphoric rocks
c) Crystalline and metamorphic rocks
d) Crystalline and igneous rocks
Answer) c. Crystalline and metamorphic rocks
Q4. Laterite soil is a result of intense leaching due to-
a) Heavy use of fertilizers
b) Heavy rains
c) Both of the above options
d) None of the above
Answer) b. heavy rains

Q5. Red soil looks yellow when in-

a) Hydrated form
b) Dehydrated form
c) Red soil never looks yellow
d) None of the above
Answer) a. hydrated form

Q6. Which of the following soils are not common in piedmont plains-
a) Duars
b) Chas
c) Terai
d) Bhangar
Answer) d. bhangar