3rd Class Science Soil Question Bank

done Soil Total Questions - 52

• question_answer1)
  In addition to the rock particles, the soil contains _______.
  A)
  air and water                         done clear
  B)
  water and plants done clear
  C)
  minerals, organic matter, air and water  done clear
  D)
  water, air and plants done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Choose the correct option according to the size in order from smallest to largest.
  A)
  Sand, clay, silt             done clear
  B)
  Clay, silt, sand done clear
  C)
  Silt, sand, clay             done clear
  D)
  Clay, sand, silt done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which three layers form the soil profile?
  A)
  Air, water and soil done clear
  B)
  Minerals, organic matter and living organisms done clear
  C)
  Clay, silt and sand done clear
  D)
  The topsoil, subsoil and parent material done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The water holding capacity is the highest in _______.
  A)
  sandy soil         done clear
  B)
  clayey soil done clear
  C)
  loamy soil                    done clear
  D)
  mixture of sand and loam done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Sandy soil is mostly found in _______.
  A)
  deserts and beaches     done clear
  B)
  forests done clear
  C)
  grasslands                 done clear
  D)
  mountains done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following creatures will you NOT find in the soil?
  A)
  Earthworm       done clear
  B)
  Lemur         done clear
  C)
  Mite                             done clear
  D)
  Centipede done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which of these does not contribute in the soil formation?
  A)
  Erosion                        done clear
  B)
  Weathering     done clear
  C)
  Rains                           done clear
  D)
  Birds done clear
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• question_answer8)
  From which layer of soil do plants get their nutrients?    
  A)
  Topsoil done clear
  B)
  Subsoil                       done clear
  C)
  Bedrock       done clear
  D)
  Weathered fragments    done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Identify the layer B.
  A)
  Topsoil                         done clear
  B)
  Humus done clear
  C)
  Subsoil             done clear
  D)
  Bedrock                  done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Find the odd one out keeping in mind loamy soil?
  A)
  Sand                            done clear
  B)
  Silt             done clear
  C)
  Gravel              done clear
  D)
  Clay done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following layer is loosely packed?
  A)
  Topsoil             done clear
  B)
  Subsoil        done clear
  C)
  Bedrock                       done clear
  D)
  None done clear
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• question_answer12)
  _______________ soil is best for the cultivation of plants.
  A)
  Clay                             done clear
  B)
  Loamy soil    done clear
  C)
  Sandy soil                    done clear
  D)
  Gravel done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Fertilizers are added in the soil to replenish the lost ___________
  A)
  air                                done clear
  B)
  water done clear
  C)
  minerals                    done clear
  D)
  microorganisms done clear
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• question_answer14)
  _______________ is added to loamy soil for the better growth of plants
  A)
  Humus        done clear
  B)
  Insecticides    done clear
  C)
  Fertilizers                     done clear
  D)
  Pesticides done clear
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• question_answer15)
  How does a 'sandy' soil feel like to touch?
  A)
  Sticky                           done clear
  B)
  Gritty         done clear
  C)
  Smooth                        done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Humus, silt, clay and sand are all parts of:
  A)
  soil                   done clear
  B)
  plants           done clear
  C)
  animals                        done clear
  D)
  rocks done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Humus, which is formed by the decay of plant and animal matter, is important for the formation of most _______.
  A)
  round sediments          done clear
  B)
  soils. done clear
  C)
  surface bedrock           done clear
  D)
  minerals done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following soil is used in pottery.
  A)
  Sand                            done clear
  B)
  Siel            done clear
  C)
  Clay                 done clear
  D)
  Loam done clear
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• question_answer19)
  This is a soil ingredient that is made up of decayed plants and animals.
  A)
  Air                               done clear
  B)
  Humus         done clear
  C)
  Mineral                        done clear
  D)
  Water done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which soil horizon has the least nutrients?
  A)
  Humus                         done clear
  B)
  Topsoil        done clear
  C)
  Small Rocks     done clear
  D)
  Hard Rocks done clear
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• question_answer21)
  What is a soil horizon?
  A)
  A factor influencing how soil is formed done clear
  B)
  Layers of soil done clear
  C)
  An organism found within the soil      done clear
  D)
  A technique used to map soils done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the statement below is false.
  A)
  A loam is a mixture containing a substantial proportion of each of the three grades of mineral particle sizes. done clear
  B)
  The soil consists of matter in all three states - solid, liquid, and gas. done clear
  C)
  Earthworms eat all the nutrients and minerals in the soil and are thus not good for soil. done clear
  D)
  Loamy soil is best suited for plantation. done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Directions: Read the given experiment and answer the following questions. Amit took a handful of soil from his garden into an air tight container and then heated it in the microwave for 2 minutes. After two minutes, he took the container out and opened the lid. He observed that their were few water droplets on the inner side on the lid. From this Amit concluded that the soil sample from his garden contained _____.
  A)
  sand                             done clear
  B)
  gravel          done clear
  C)
  moisture           done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Directions: Read the given experiment and answer the following questions. Amit took a handful of soil from his garden into an air tight container and then heated it in the microwave for 2 minutes. After two minutes, he took the container out and opened the lid. He observed that their were few water droplets on the inner side on the lid. *-answer-options-* air Soil moisture is required for _____.
  A)
  growth of plants                done clear
  B)
  the animals living on land done clear
  C)
  both (a) and (b)                       done clear
  D)
  none of the above done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Match the following.
  A)
  A-4          B-2          C-1         D-3 done clear
  B)
  A-1          B-2          C-3         D-4 done clear
  C)
  A-2          B-4          C-1         D-3 done clear
  D)
  A-4          B-3          C-1         D-2 done clear
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• question_answer26)
  An average soil is 98% minerals, 1% water and 1% air. True or False.
  A)
  True                             done clear
  B)
  False done clear
  C)
  Cant be determined     done clear
  D)
  May be done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which of the following present in the soil is most helpful to the growth of plants?
  A)
  Humus  done clear
  B)
  Sand done clear
  C)
  Clay                             done clear
  D)
  Small porous rocks done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of the following shows the correct arrangement of layers of the soil?
  A)
  Sub soil, top soil, bed rock             done clear
  B)
  Bed rock, top soil, sub soil done clear
  C)
  Sub soil, bed rock, top soil             done clear
  D)
  Top soil, sub soil, bed rock done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Identify the true statement from the following.
  A)
  Sandy soil is best for the growth of plants. done clear
  B)
  All types of soils have same size of grains. done clear
  C)
  Soils differ in size of grains and constituents. done clear
  D)
  Plants grow mostly in the bed rock. done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which of the following is true about gravel?
  A)
  Gravel has very small sized grains which hold water. done clear
  B)
  Gravel contains rotten leaves and decayed bodies of plants and animals done clear
  C)
  Gravel has very large grains which do not hold any water. done clear
  D)
  Gravel is a mixture of equal amounts of sand and clay. done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Choose the correct option

  A. Clayey soil is very sticky

  B. Clayey soil is powdery and dry

  C. Sandy soil has grains smaller than those of gravel

  D. Sandy soil does not hold water at all.

     
  A)
  TFTF done clear
  B)
  FTFT done clear
  C)
  FFTT done clear
  D)
  TTFF done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Match the following.
  A)
  A-4          B-1          C-2         D-3 done clear
  B)
  A-2          B-3          C-1         D-4 done clear
  C)
  A-1          B-2          C-4         D-3 done clear
  D)
  A-2          B-4          C-1         D-3 done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Study the venn diagram carefully choose the right option           
  A)
        done clear
  B)
  done clear
  C)
     done clear
  D)
  done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Choose the correct option 

  A. There are only 2 layers of soil.

  B. It takes 5 years to form one inch of topsoil.

  C. A typical healthy soil sample contains 25% water

  D. Soil stores 10% of the world's carbon dioxide emission.

   
  A)
  TFTF                           done clear
  B)
  FTFT         done clear
  C)
  TTFF                           done clear
  D)
  FFTT done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Study the venn diagram carefully and choose the right option    
  A)
               done clear
  B)
  done clear
  C)
    done clear
  D)
  done clear
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• question_answer36)
  From the list below how many are natural calamities. Firing, floods, collapsing of flyover, hurricanes, building collapsed due to bad construction, earthquake, bombarding, volcano, and tornado.
  A)
  4                                  done clear
  B)
  5                 done clear
  C)
  7                                  done clear
  D)
  3 done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Rohan took three pots A, B and C. Pot A is filled with sand. Pot B with clay and Pot C with loam. If he plants three saplings (one in each pot) in them, which will be most likely to grow?       
  A)
  The sapling in Pot A                   done clear
  B)
  The sapling in Pot B done clear
  C)
  The sapling in Pot C      done clear
  D)
  None will grow done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Read the passage and fill the blanks Soil is a mixture of many things. It contains small pieces of broken _38_, fallen leaves, dead critters, decomposed _39__branches, decayed plants etc. Most of the soil are black, _40_ or grey.
  A)
  glasses                         done clear
  B)
  rocks           done clear
  C)
  plastics                         done clear
  D)
  brown done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Read the passage and fill the blanks Soil is a mixture of many things. It contains small pieces of broken _38_, fallen leaves, dead critters, decomposed _39__branches, decayed plants etc. Most of the soil are black, _40_ or grey.
  A)
  glass                             done clear
  B)
  plastic          done clear
  C)
  tree                  done clear
  D)
  rock done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Read the passage and fill the blanks Soil is a mixture of many things. It contains small pieces of broken _38_, fallen leaves, dead critters, decomposed _39__branches, decayed plants etc. Most of the soil are black, _40_ or grey.
  A)
  glass                             done clear
  B)
  brown          done clear
  C)
  tree                              done clear
  D)
  rock done clear
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• question_answer41)
  The components of soil made up of rotten leaves and the decayed bodies of animals and plants are called?
  A)
  Humus        done clear
  B)
  Clay           done clear
  C)
  Gravel                          done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Which of the following is the hardest layer of the soil?
  A)
  Top soil                        done clear
  B)
  Sub Soil        done clear
  C)
  Bed Rock         done clear
  D)
  Sand done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Place in order from top to bottom
  A)
  Humus, Sub soil. Bedrock      done clear
  B)
  Sub soil, bed rock. Humus done clear
  C)
  Sub soil, humus. Bedrock             done clear
  D)
  Bedrock, humus, subsoil done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which kind of soil is mostly found on the sea beaches?
  A)
  Loamy                         done clear
  B)
  Sandy          done clear
  C)
  Clayey                         done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Identify the soil which has the given properties. Holds lot of water but little air Used to make pots and toys
  A)
  Clayey             done clear
  B)
  Loamy          done clear
  C)
  Sandy                          done clear
  D)
  Gravel done clear
  E)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer46)
  The layer of soil on which plants grow?
  A)
  Topsoil             done clear
  B)
  Subsoil         done clear
  C)
  Solid rock                    done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Soil which can hold water is ________.
  A)
  clay                              done clear
  B)
  sandy          done clear
  C)
  loamy                           done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer48)
  The process of breaking of rocks is called ________.
  A)
  Weathering     done clear
  B)
  Soil erosion     done clear
  C)
  Volcanoes        done clear
  D)
  Deforestation done clear
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• question_answer49)
  While on a class tour to Rajasthan Aman asked his friend the reason why there are so less number of plants. What should his friend do?                                                    [Value Based]
  A)
  Run away from Aman and play with other children. done clear
  B)
  Explain the nature of sandy soil and help Aman understand the reason clearly. done clear
  C)
  Shout at Aman on asking such silly questions. done clear
  D)
  none of the above. done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Soil is a _________.
  A)
  natural resource     done clear
  B)
  man made resource done clear
  C)
  both (a) and (b)                      done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Very fine soil particles are _________.
  A)
  loamy                           done clear
  B)
  sand           done clear
  C)
  clay                  done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Largest soil particles are
  A)
  clay                              done clear
  B)
  sand           done clear
  C)
  loamy                           done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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