Social Science(Geography)
Iron Ore and Soil Resources Quiz
Test your knowledge about geography and social science with our engaging quiz focused on resources like iron ore, soil types, and conservation methods.
This quiz consists of 21 questions that cover a range of important topics, including:
- Types of resources
- Soil conservation techniques
- Agricultural practices
- Geographical features of India
1) Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?
Renewable
Biotic
Flow
Non-renewable
2) Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:
Renewable resources
Reserve
Community resources
Non-renewable resources
3) Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:
Net sown area
Forest cover
Waste land
Gross cropped area
4) In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?
Gujarat
Jharkhand
Kerala
Uttaranchal
5) Which is the most common soil of Northern India?
Black soil
Laterite soil
Alluvial soil
Red soil
6) Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
High clay content
Presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
Diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
High moisture content
7) Which of the following is not important for soil formation?
Relief
Parent rock
Climate
Duration of day
8) Black soil is also called:
Bangar
Khadar
Regur
Humus
9) Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?
Strip cropping
Terrace cultivation
Shelter belts
Overdrawing of ground water
10) Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called:
Pasture land
Culturable waste land
Barren land
Current fallow
11) Which one of the following is a renewable resource?
Coal
Petroleum
Solar energy
Fossil fuels
12) The alluvial soil consists of
Sand
Silt
Clay
All of the above
13) One of the following which does not check land degradation-
Control on overgrazing
Creating shelter belts
Deforestation
Afforestation
14) Laterite soil is very useful for growing:
Rice, wheat and mustard
Tea, coffee and cashewnut
Pulses, sugarcane and resin
None of the above
15) Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:
Strip cropping
Sheet erosion
Contour ploughing
Terrace cultivation
16) Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?
Strip cropping
Terrace cultivation
Shelter belts
Overdrawing of ground water
17) Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called
Developed resources
Stock
International resources
Potential resources
18) Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
Leh
Kargil
Ladakh
Dras
19) What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?
43%
23%
33%
27%
20) There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed,’’ who among the following has given the above statement?
Vinoba Bhave
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Atal Behari Vajpayee
{"name":"Social Science(Geography)", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPREVIEW","txt":"Test your knowledge about geography and social science with our engaging quiz focused on resources like iron ore, soil types, and conservation methods.This quiz consists of 21 questions that cover a range of important topics, including:Types of resourcesSoil conservation techniquesAgricultural practicesGeographical features of India","img":"https:/images/course2.png"}