Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:
1. Red soils
2. Black soils
3. Laterite soils
4. Alluvial soils

Consider the following statements about the soils of India : 
1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus
2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency
3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau
4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at 

Consider the following statements:
1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds.
2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds.
3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon.
Which of these are correct statements?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? 

Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India?
1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India
2. Deflection of trade winds
3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean
4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal

The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is :

Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?

Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ? 

In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?