21000+ Important MCQs for UPSC

1) Which of the following statements regarding laterite soil of India are correct
1. Laterite soils are generally red in colour.
2. Laterite soils are rich in nitrogen and potash.
3. They are well developed in Rajasthan and U.P.
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well in these soils.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

2) Match List - I (Soil type) with List - II (Place of occurrence) and select the answer using codes given below the lists
	List - I		List - II
F. 	Laterite	1.	Rahar plain
G. 	Saline	2.	Maharashtra plain
H. 	Black	3.	Rajmahal hills
J. 	Red loam	4.	Kutch region
Code : 
	F	G	H	J
A.	4	3	2	1
B.	4	3	1	2
C.	3	4	2	1
D.	3	4	1	2

3) Cotton is facing competition from Sugarcane in the region of the black soil in Maharashtra. This is due to

4) Consider the following statements about black soil of India
1. Black soil becomes sticky when it is wet.
2. Black soil contains adequate nitrogen as well as phosphorus required for the growth of plants.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

5) Assertion (A) : Black cotton soils are ideal for dry farming.
Reason (R) : Black cotton soils are fine grained.

6) Match the following List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list
	List - I		List - II
F. 	Lakhimpur	1.	Red soil
G. 	Adilabad	2.	Black soil
H. 	Jhansi	3.	Laterite soil
J. 	Batnagiri	4.	Alluvial soil
Code :
	F	G	H	J
A.	4	2	1	3
B.	1	2	3	4
C.	4	1	2	3
D.	2	1	4	3

7) Match List - I (Soil) with List - II (Region) and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists
	List - I		List - II
F. 	Red and loamy soils	1.	Nagaland, Aunachal Pradesh and the Sahyadri
G. 	Calcareous sierozemic soil	2.	Gurarat and adjacent areas
H. 	Grey and brown soils	3.	Punjab, Haryana and Malwa
J. 	Laterite soil	4.	Western parts of the Western Ghate
Code :
	F	G	H	J
A.	1	3	2	4
B.	1	2	3	4
C.	3	1	4	2
D.	3	4	1	2

8) Consider the following statements
1. Calcareous alluvial soils are found in north eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh.
2. Calcareous sierozemic soils are found in coastal districts of south Orissa and north Andhra Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

9) Find the error part if any.
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10) In the later Vedic period, the terms ‘Vairajya’ and ‘Svarajya’ refers