Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the dry season and retains moisture for a long period. Which one of the following soils is being described?

  1. Laterite soil
  2. Peaty soil
  3. Alluvial soil
  4. Black soil
  1. A cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which…
  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  6. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…