Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly describes soil?

  1. It consists exclusively of weathered mineral particles derived from the underlying bedrock.
  2. It is a mixture of rock debris and organic materials containing varying amounts of minerals, humus, water and air.
  3. It is produced only through the deposition of sediments by rivers and streams.
  4. It develops independently of climate, vegetation and human activities.
  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 soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…