161. Match List - I (Soil group) with List - II (Climatic Region) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
     

     	List - I		List - II
     F.	Chernozem	1.	Temperate grasslands
     G.	Terra Rossa	2.	Mediterranean
     H.	Podsol	3.	Cool temperate
     J.	Sierozem	4.	Hot desert

     Code :

     	F	G	H	J
     A.	4	3	2	1
     B.	1	2	3	4
     C.	4	2	3	1
     D.	1	3	2	4

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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162. Consider the following statements
     1. Laterite consists essentially of oxides of iron and aluminium.
     2. Ferrallitic soils occur widely in the humid tropics where chemical weathering and leaching are intense.
     Which of the statement (s) given above is / are correct ?

1. 1. 1 only

   
   
   

   2. 2 only

   
   
   

   3. Both 1 and 2

   
   
   

   4. Neither 1 nor 2

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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163. Match List - I (Soil type) with List - II (Characteristics) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

     	List - I		List - II
     F.	Entisol	1.	Clay-rich soils
     G.	Vertisol	2.	Highly weathered tropical and subtropical soils
     H.	Spodosol	3.	Young soils with no horizons
     J.	Oxisol	4.	Acid soils with leached upper horizon

     Code :

     	F	G	H	J
     A.	2	1	3	4
     B.	3	1	4	2
     C.	3	4	1	2
     D.	4	1	2	3

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: B

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164. Match List - I (Soil type) with List - II (Region) and select The correct answer using the codes given below the lists
     

     	List - I		List - II
     F.	Chernozems	1.	Eastern Romania
     G.	Laterite	2.	Northern plains of India
     H.	Podzol	3.	Central Africa
     J.	Alluvial	4.	Eastern Russia

     Code :

     	F	G	H	J
     A.	1	3	4	2
     B.	4	3	2	1
     C.	1	4	3	2
     D.	4	3	2	1

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: A

   NA

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165. What happens to the soil, where soil water freezes and it tends to form ice layers parallel with the ground surface ?

1. 1. It heaves the soil upward in an uneven manner

   
   
   

   2. It heaves the soil downward in an uneven manner

   
   
   

   3. It heaves the soil both upward and downward in an even manner

   
   
   

   4. It remains unaffected

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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