Class 7 Soil CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 7 · Soil

This is Science Class 7 Soil CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Best suited soil for lenticels and other pulses is
  • A
    Black soil
  • B
    Sandy soil
  • C
    Loamy soil
    Correct
  • D
    Clayey soil
2
The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay in a soil refers to its
  • A
    Structure
  • B
    Texture
    Correct
  • C
    Profile
  • D
    Horizon
3
----------------- is the process in which soil is washed out by rain water.
  • A
    Deforestation
  • B
    Aforestation
  • C
    Implantation
  • D
    Soil erosion
    Correct
4
Distinctive horizontal layers that differ in physical composition, chemical composition, and organic content are called
  • A
    Soils
  • B
    Soil profile
    Correct
  • C
    Layering
  • D
    Horizons
5
Which of the following is the mixture of decomposed organic matter and is usually dark in colour?
  • A
    Clay
  • B
    Humus
    Correct
  • C
    Podzol
  • D
    Loam
6
The display of horizons on a vertical cross section through the soil is termed as
  • A
    Soil strata
  • B
    Soil layer
  • C
    Soil profile
    Correct
  • D
    Soil ped
7
What processes slowly destroys irrigated soils in arid regions.
  • A
    Salinization
    Correct
  • B
    Water logging
  • C
    Aquaotication
  • D
    Desertification
8
------------ are black in colour and have a high clay content in which deep vertical cracks develops during the dry season.
  • A
    Mollisols
    Correct
  • B
    Andisols
  • C
    Vertisols
  • D
    Spondisols
9
-------------- are soils in which more than half of the parent mineral matter is volcanic ash and appear very dark in colour.
  • A
    Volcanic soil
    Correct
  • B
    Alluvial soil
  • C
    Desert soil
  • D
    Clayey soil
10
The major factors that effects soil development are
  • A
    Time, vegetation and pressure
  • B
    Time, climate and heat
  • C
    Time, vegetation and slope
  • D
    Climate, vegetation and time
    Correct
11
Which of the following is the mixture of decomposed organic matter and is usually dark in colour?
  • A
    Podzol
  • B
    Loam
  • C
    Humus
    Correct
  • D
    Clay
12
Water held as tight film around soil particles
  • A
    Water which represent the majority available for plant uptake
  • B
    Water held as tight film around soil particles
    Correct
  • C
    Water which ponds up on the soil surface
  • D
    Water which is available to drain through the due to gravity
13
Soil acidity is measured by concentration of which cations?
  • A
    Calcium
  • B
    Magnesium
  • C
    Sodium
  • D
    Hydrogen
    Correct
14
Coffee cultivation of is best suited in
  • A
    Black soil
  • B
    Red soil
  • C
    Alluvial soil
  • D
    Laterite soil
    Correct
15
_______________ is hard and difficult to dig with a spade.
  • A
    Desert soil
  • B
    Bed rock
    Correct
  • C
    Alluvial soil
  • D
    Top soil