class 8- chapter 2 geography

8GeoCh2

Quiz

 

1. Landuse for pasture is high in _______________
   1.   Austrailia
   2.   France
   3.   India
   4.   Japan
2. Land use for cropland is high in
   1.   Austrailia
   2.   France
   3.   India
   4.   Japan
3. Land use for forest is high in __________
   1.   India
   2.   Japan
   3.   Russia
   4.   UK
4. ___________________ is not a major threat to the environment.
   1.   Land slides
   2.   Soil erosion
   3.   Desertification
   4.   Social forestry
5. Land degradation occurs due to ____________________
   1.   agriculture
   2.   social forestry
   3.   sustainable development
   4.   none of these
6. Land slides takes place in ______________
   1.   earthquakes zone
   2.   agricultural field
   3.   plain area
   4.   none of these
7. Formation of 1 cm soil takes ___________ years.
   1.   10
   2.   100
   3.   500
   4.   1000
8. ______________ determines colour & texture & chemical properties of soil.
   1.   Parent rock
   2.   Relief
   3.   Climate
   4.   Time
9. ___________ influence rate of weathering and humus formation.
   1.   Parent rocks
   2.   Climate
   3.   Relief
   4.   Time
10. _____________ affect the rate of humus formation.
    1.   Parent rocks
    2.   Climate
    3.   Relief
    4.   Organic matter
11. _________________ determine accumulation of soil.
    1.   Parent rocks
    2.   Climate
    3.   Relief
    4.   Time
12. _______________ determine thickness of soil profile.
    1.   Climate
    2.   Relief
    3.   Organic matter
    4.   Time
13. __________________ is not a factor of soil degradation.
    1.   Deforestation
    2.   overgrazing
    3.   pestisides
    4.   Afforestation
14. ______________ helps to retain soil moisture.
    1.   mulching
    2.   contour barrier
    3.   rock dam
    4.   terrace farming
15. ________________ prevents gullies and further soil loss.
    1.   mulching
    2.   contour barrier
    3.   rock dam
    4.   terrace farming
16. _______________ reduced surface runoff and soil erosion.
    1.   mulching
    2.   rock dam
    3.   contour barriers
    4.   terrace farming
17. _____________ protect the soil erosion from rain wash.
    1.   Mulching
    2.   Contour barriers
    3.   Rock Dams
    4.   Intercropping
18. ______________ used to check the wind movement to protect soil cover
    1.   Inter cropping
    2.   contour ploughing
    3.   shelther belt
    4.   Mulching
19. Earth covers ____________ water.
    1.   3/4th
    2.   1/4th
    3.   2/4th
    4.   none of these
20. A dripping tap wastes ________ litres of water.
    1.   1000
    2.   1100
    3.   1200
    4.   1300
21. Thorny Shrubs and Scrubs grow in ____________
    1.   low rainfall
    2.   high rainfall
    3.   moderate rainfall
    4.   none of these
22. Plants which shed their leaves in a particular season belongs to _____________
    1.   evergreen
    2.   decidious
    3.   thorny shrubs
    4.   none of these
23. ___________ is a biosphere reserve.
    1.   kaziranga
    2.   sundarban
    3.   Gir
    4.   Jim Corbett
24. Which one of the following is not a factor of soil formation?
    1.   Time
    2.   Soil Texture
    3.   Organic matter
    4.   Relief
25. Which one of the following is not in favour of the conservation of nature?
    1.   switch off the bulb when not in use.
    2.   close the tap immediately after using.
    3.   dispose polypacus after shopping
    4.   none of these