Question

1. Which of the following soil has self-aeration capacity ?
2. Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
3. Which of the following is the main cause of land degradation in punjab ?
4. Soil formed by intense leaching is

Answer 1

1. Black soil

Black soil is well known for its it's a self-aeration capacity of the soil since it is clayey soil and has a lot of moisture.

2. desert of Ladakh

The cold desert of Ladakh is relativly isolated from the rest of the country because it is the intermountain located between the Karakoram range on North and Himalayas on the south, both worlds loftiest or impressive mountain ranges.

3. Overgrazing. Hint: The degradation of land quality in Punjab is mainly due to increased salinity of land which is a direct result of poor scientific practices of agriculture.

4. laterite soils

The word Laterite is derived from Latin word 'later' which means 'brick'. Main reason of laterite soils formation is due to intense leaching.