26. 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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27. 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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   NA

   Correct Option: A

   NA

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28. Lithosols are

1. 1. Shallow and stony

   
   
   

   2. Deep and black

   
   
   

   3. Soft and moisturous

   
   
   

   4. Porous and soft

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: A

   NA

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29. What happens to tropical soils when the rainforest is cleared ?

1. 1. The soil improves to the extent that souble nutrients are no longer depleted by the trees

   
   
   

   2. There is little effect on the soil because of its depth of richness

   
   
   

   3. Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching

   
   
   

   4. The soil stabilise and become excellent for grain crops

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: C

   NA

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30. Match List (Soil classes) with List - II (Climate types) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
    

    	List - I		List - II
    F.	Padsols	1.	Temperate grasslands
    G.	Terra Rossa	2.	Hot desert
    H.	Chernozems	3.	Cool temperate
    J.	Serozems	4.	Mediterranean

    Code :

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

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: B

   NA

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