Question : Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the desserts ?
Option 1: heavy volume of sands.
Option 2: absence of B-horizon in soil
Option 3: high temperature
Option 4: lack of rainfall
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Correct Answer: lack of rainfall
Solution : The correct answer is lack of rainfall.
Rainfall is the limiting factor for the vegetation in desert areas. Deserts have a maximum rainfall of less than 25 cm per year. Deserts are classified in two types- hot deserts and cold deserts. Examples of hot desert are Sahara desert, thar desert, sonoran desert etc. and that of cold deserts are cold desert in Ladakh, Gobi desert, Taklamakan desert etc.
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Question : Low annual range of temperature and high annual rainfall are characteristics of a ______________.
Option 1: Mediterranean climate
Option 2: temperature climate
Option 3: tropical humid climate
Option 4: cold climate
Question : The soil of Kerala is rich in which of the following soils?
Option 1: Alluvial Soil
Option 2: Laterite Soil
Option 3: Sandy Soil
Option 4: Loamy Soil
Question : A real gas can act as an ideal gas in:
Option 1: high pressure and low temperature
Option 2: low pressure and high temperature
Option 3: high pressure and high temperature
Option 4: low pressure and loe temperature
Question : Black soil is also known by which of the following names?
Option 1: Khadar Soil
Option 2: Bhangar Soil
Option 3: Alluvial Soil
Option 4: Regur Soil
Question : Identify the most infertile amongst the following soils.
Option 1: Black cotton soil
Option 2: Alluvial soil
Option 3: Laterite soil
Option 4: Peaty soil
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