Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the dry season and retains moisture for a long period. Which one of the following soils is being described?

  1. Laterite soil
  2. Peaty soil
  3. Alluvial soil
  4. Black soil
  1. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…