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What is the main characteristic of Red and Black Soil in India?
What is the main characteristic of Red and Black Soil in India?
- Formed over limestone and shale
- Contains high amounts of iron oxide (correct)
- High productivity without irrigation
- Found mainly in the Tarai region
Which type of soil in India is unsuitable for crops due to being immature?
Which type of soil in India is unsuitable for crops due to being immature?
- Snowfields (correct)
- Mountain Soil
- Laterite Soil
- Desert Soil
What type of soil is characterized by its composition of fine silt, clay, and boulder gravels, along with fossils?
What type of soil is characterized by its composition of fine silt, clay, and boulder gravels, along with fossils?
- Saline and Alkaline Soils
- Peaty and Marshy Soils
- Karewa Soil (correct)
- Red and Yellow Soil
Where are Submontane Soils found in India?
Where are Submontane Soils found in India?
Which classification system is used by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to classify Indian soil?
Which classification system is used by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to classify Indian soil?
What characterizes Grey and Brown Soil found in Rajasthan and Gujarat?
What characterizes Grey and Brown Soil found in Rajasthan and Gujarat?
What is soil primarily composed of?
What is soil primarily composed of?
What is the vertical cross-section of soil called?
What is the vertical cross-section of soil called?
Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing soil formation?
Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing soil formation?
What contributes to the complex process of soil formation known as 'pedogenesis'?
What contributes to the complex process of soil formation known as 'pedogenesis'?
In ancient times in India, how were soils primarily classified?
In ancient times in India, how were soils primarily classified?
What lies underneath the different horizons in the soil profile?
What lies underneath the different horizons in the soil profile?
