Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 9 — Chapter 9: Soils of India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Where is alluvial soil found? [1]
(A) The Northern Plains
(B) The Deccan Plateau
(C) Only in deserts
(D) Only in mountains
2. What crops does alluvial soil support? [1]
(A) Wheat and rice
(B) Only cotton
(C) Only millets
(D) Nothing grows there
3. Where is black soil found? [1]
(A) The Deccan Plateau
(B) The Northern Plains
(C) Only in deserts
(D) Only in mountains
4. What crop does black soil support well? [1]
(A) Cotton
(B) Only wheat
(C) Only rice
(D) Nothing grows there
5. Where is red soil found? [1]
(A) Parts of South India
(B) The Northern Plains
(C) Only in the Himalayas
(D) Only in deserts
6. What crop can red soil support? [1]
(A) Millets
(B) Only cotton
(C) Only wheat
(D) Nothing grows there
7. Why understand soil types? [1]
(A) To choose appropriate crops and techniques
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
8. What property does black soil have that suits cotton? [1]
(A) Good moisture retention
(B) Poor moisture retention
(C) No specific property
(D) Only colour matters
9. Where is alluvial soil found? [1]
(A) The Northern Plains
(B) The Deccan Plateau
(C) Only in deserts
(D) Only in mountains
10. What crops does alluvial soil support? [1]
(A) Wheat and rice
(B) Only cotton
(C) Only millets
(D) Nothing grows there
11. Where is black soil found? [1]
(A) The Deccan Plateau
(B) The Northern Plains
(C) Only in deserts
(D) Only in mountains
12. What crop does black soil support well? [1]
(A) Cotton
(B) Only wheat
(C) Only rice
(D) Nothing grows there
13. Where is red soil found? [1]
(A) Parts of South India
(B) The Northern Plains
(C) Only in the Himalayas
(D) Only in deserts
14. What crop can red soil support? [1]
(A) Millets
(B) Only cotton
(C) Only wheat
(D) Nothing grows there
15. Why understand soil types? [1]
(A) To choose appropriate crops and techniques
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
16. What property does black soil have that suits cotton? [1]
(A) Good moisture retention
(B) Poor moisture retention
(C) No specific property
(D) Only colour matters