A. Pedocals
B. Pedalfers
C. Podsols
D. Laterites
✅ The correct answer is option A.
76. Soil erosion can be prevented by –
A. Increasing bird population
B. Afforestation
C. Removal of vegetation
D. Overgrazing
✅ The correct answer is option B.
75. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
✅ The correct answer is option A.
74. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:
A. Strait
B. Sound
C. Bay
D. Fjord
✅ The correct answer is option C.
73. Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?
A. Western disturbances
B. Norwesters
C. Loo
D. Mango showers
✅ The correct answer is option A.
72. Which layer of the earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A. Troposphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Ionosphere
D. Stratosphere
✅ The correct answer is option D.
71. The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of which of the following?
A. Igneous Rock
B. Granite Rock
C. Basalt Rock
D. Magnetite
✅ The correct answer is option A.
69. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called –
A. Drizzle
B. Hail
C. Sleet
D. Snow
✅ The correct answer is option C.
67. The significant quantity of upper soil is formed by –
A. Igneous rock
B. Sedimentary rock
C. Metamorphic rock
D. Biological degradation
✅ The correct answer is option B.
64. Laterite soil develops as a result of :
A. deposits of alluvial
B. deposits of loess
C. leaching
D. continued vegetation cover
✅ The correct answer is option C.