Climate and Vegetation of India

Consider the following characteristics of a soil type :

$1.$ These soils consist of various proportions of sand, silt and clay.

$2.$ These soils contain adequate proportions of potash, phosphoric acid and lime.

$3.$These soils can be further classified on the basis of their age.

Identify the type of soil on the basis of the given characteristics.

Which type of vegetation will you find on the way as you travel from Bikaner to Konark by road by the shortest distance?

In which one of the following highlands of India can you find temperate forests called 'Sholas'?

India has recently witnessed a shortfall in rice acreage due to delayed monsoon. Rice is a ____.

Which of the following soils has the highest salt content?

Consider the following statements.

$1.$ Bhangar and Khadar are old and new alluvium soils, respectively.

$2.$ Bhur denotes an elevated piece of land situated along the Ganga river banks.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which type of soil is generally found in the river deltas of Eastern Coast in India?

Fazil mango, is a GI-certified Mango variety, being produced in which Indian state/UT?

Among the following forest types in India, which one occupies the largest area?

Which soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil moisture?

Which of the following helps minimize the loss of topsoil, retaining more carbon than is depleted?

Consider the following map of India.

The areas marked in the map given above account for the production of which of the following cash crops?

Which of the following soils of India has been formed due to weathering of basaltic lava?

In India, the greatest land area comes under which of the following categories?

Sandalwood grows in which type of forests?

In which Indian state will you find the Borail Wildlife Sanctuary?

Which of the following statements about Bhangar soil is(are) correct?

A. Bhangar is full of kankers (lime nodules).

B. Bhangar soils are less fertile.

C. Bhangar is old alluvial soil.

Which of the following statements about Bangar soil is(are) correct?

A. Bangar is a type of alluvial soil that has been there for a long time.
B. Bangar has a higher fertility.
C. Away from the river, Bangar soil can be found.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

$1$. Most of the rainfall in northeast India is orographic.

$2$. Some areas of central India receive cyclonic rainfall from westerly disturbances.

$3$. Rajasthan to the east of the Aravalli receives rainfall from the Bay of Bengal branch of the southwest monsoon.

Select the correct answer using the codes below: 

Consider the following statements:

$1$. Tamil Nadu receives much of the rainfall from northeast monsoon.

$2$. The southwest monsoon fails to cause rainfall in Tamil Nadu due to lack of any obstructing landforms.

Which of the above statements is/are true?