Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The Kalakot Tertiary coal fields is located in Jammu and Kashmir, South of Pir Panjal.

Brown Earth soil is mainly found in the parts of Kathua, Udhampur, Doda, Poonch, Rajouri, Baramulla and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir. It is ideally suited for safflower crop, but crops like maize, wheat and fruits like cherry, pear, apple are also grown in this soil.

Near the banks of the Jhelum River and in the vicinity of the Wular, Manasbal and Anchar lakes is found the rich peaty soil, locally known as Nambal.

Alluvial Soil is very fertile and very useful from agricultural point of view. Rice, wheat, maize, jowar and bajra are grown in this soil.

Mountain Meadow soil is mainly found in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Gurez, Baramulla, Lolab and Sonamarg. The texture of this soil varies from sandy loam to clay loam alongwith fine to coarse granular structure. This soil is alkaline in nature and have high organic carbon content. It has high water holding capacity (50%- 60%) as compared to other soils of the Union Territory.

Alluvial soil is found on the river terraces of Indus and its tributaries. Leh, Shey, Basgo, Tingmosgang and Chushul have this type of soil. The colour of this soil varies from light to dark brown. With the help of irrigation in the Upper Indus region, the cultivation of vegetables, barley, millets, pulses, fodder, apricot and orchids takes place.

Gurti soils contain a large proportion of clay. Texturally, it resembles to the clayey loam. Its water retaining capacity is high. In years of scanty rainfall, it is considered to be the safest for the cultivation of rice. Contrary to this, if rams are heavy, the gurti soil gets compacted and achieves the shape of hard cakes; the ploughing of which becomes difficult and pulverization of soil is an arduous task.

The Sapphire occurs in Paddar area in district Doda, Jammu & Kashmir state. The Sapphire of paddar is deep bluish in colour resembling peacock neck and is world renowned Gem-stone for its clarity and transparency.

Geologists from the Kumaun University found "exceptionally high concentration" of uranium and thorium in Udmaru, a small village situated on a volcanic rock formation in the Nubra-Shyok valley in northern Ladakh.