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
- ABlack soil
- BSandy soil
- CLoamy soilCorrect
- DClayey soil
2
The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay in a soil refers to its
- AStructure
- BTextureCorrect
- CProfile
- DHorizon
3
----------------- is the process in which soil is washed out by rain water.
- ADeforestation
- BAforestation
- CImplantation
- DSoil erosionCorrect
4
Distinctive horizontal layers that differ in physical composition, chemical composition, and organic content are called
- ASoils
- BSoil profileCorrect
- CLayering
- DHorizons
5
Which of the following is the mixture of decomposed organic matter and is usually dark in colour?
- AClay
- BHumusCorrect
- CPodzol
- DLoam
6
The display of horizons on a vertical cross section through the soil is termed as
- ASoil strata
- BSoil layer
- CSoil profileCorrect
- DSoil ped
7
What processes slowly destroys irrigated soils in arid regions.
- ASalinizationCorrect
- BWater logging
- CAquaotication
- DDesertification
8
------------ are black in colour and have a high clay content in which deep vertical cracks develops during the dry season.
- AMollisolsCorrect
- BAndisols
- CVertisols
- DSpondisols
9
-------------- are soils in which more than half of the parent mineral matter is volcanic ash and appear very dark in colour.
- AVolcanic soilCorrect
- BAlluvial soil
- CDesert soil
- DClayey soil
10
The major factors that effects soil development are
- ATime, vegetation and pressure
- BTime, climate and heat
- CTime, vegetation and slope
- DClimate, vegetation and timeCorrect
11
Which of the following is the mixture of decomposed organic matter and is usually dark in colour?
- APodzol
- BLoam
- CHumusCorrect
- DClay
12
Water held as tight film around soil particles
- AWater which represent the majority available for plant uptake
- BWater held as tight film around soil particlesCorrect
- CWater which ponds up on the soil surface
- DWater which is available to drain through the due to gravity
13
Soil acidity is measured by concentration of which cations?
- ACalcium
- BMagnesium
- CSodium
- DHydrogenCorrect
14
Coffee cultivation of is best suited in
- ABlack soil
- BRed soil
- CAlluvial soil
- DLaterite soilCorrect
15
_______________ is hard and difficult to dig with a spade.
- ADesert soil
- BBed rockCorrect
- CAlluvial soil
- DTop soil