Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Arid soil — Western Rajasthan
  2. Saline soil — Western Gujarat, eastern coastal deltas and the Sundarbans
  3. Peaty soil — Northern Bihar and coastal parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu
  4. Forest soil — Fine-grained and fertile on upper mountain slopes
  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…