The major types of soil are recognized on the basis of their mode of accumulation and include:

Related Mcqs:

1. Major types recognized in That Desert are:

   A. Dunes
   B. Slopes
   C. Foot of dunes flats
   D. Kankor sites
   E. All of the above

2. The major types of soil erosion are:

   A. Normal or geological
   B. Accelerated
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. The major types of soil structure are:

   A. Basis: The classification of soil structure is based on size shape and stability of soil aggregates. The soil aggregate may be of following forms
   B. Major shape: Spheroidal, plate like, bloke like, prism like
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

4. Removal of top soil by soil erosion result in the loss of soil:

   A. Nitrites
   B. Nitrates
   C. Nitrogen
   D. Nitric and nitrous acids

5. Major types of climax are:

   A. Monoclimax
   B. Polyclimax
   C. Sub-climax
   D. Disclimax
   E. All of the above

6. The major types of wind erosion are:

   A. Siltation
   B. Soil creep
   C. Suspension
   D. All of the above

7. The major types of water erosion are:

   A. Splash
   B. Sheet
   C. Rill
   D. Gully
   E. None of these

8. Digging pits on the slopes just for the accumulation of run off is called as:

   A. Contour terracing
   B. Contour trenching
   C. Beach terracing
   D. None of these

9. Soil erosion factors include:

   A. Amount of rainfall
   B. Slope length
   C. Slope gradient
   D. Soil erodibility
   E. All of the above

10. Major types of Alpine vegetation is classified into the:

    A. Alpine scrub type consisting of moist deciduous Apline scrub, dry sone alpine scrub, moist Alpine pasture, dry Alpine plateau pastures, dwarf juniper scrub, and dwarf Rhododendron scrub forest
    B. Most Alpine scrub comprises dry alpine scrub and moist alpine scrub
    C. Alpine forests contain Alpine fir birch forest, Rhododendron forest and high level bluepine forests
    D. All of the above