Question : Identify the most infertile amongst the following soils.
Option 1: Black cotton soil
Option 2: Alluvial soil
Option 3: Laterite soil
Option 4: Peaty soil
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Correct Answer: Laterite soil
Solution : The correct answer is laterite soil.
Laterite soil is the most infertile soil among the following. It is found in tropical areas and his formed by the intense leaching due to heavy rainfall. Because of heavy rainfall dissolved elements like lime and silica is wash away and elements like iron oxide and aluminium is present in concentration. Alluvial soil is the most fertile soil followed by black soil and red soil. While the laterite soil and desert soil are the least fertile.
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Question : The soil of Kerala is rich in which of the following soils?
Option 1: Alluvial Soil
Option 2: Laterite Soil
Option 3: Sandy Soil
Option 4: Loamy Soil
Question : The lava plateaus are rich in which kind of soil?
Option 1: Laterite soil
Option 3: Red soil
Option 4: Black soil
Question : Black soil is also known by which of the following names?
Option 1: Khadar Soil
Option 2: Bhangar Soil
Option 3: Alluvial Soil
Option 4: Regur Soil
Question : The soil which originate under tall-grass prarie vegetation is called
Option 1: Black soils
Option 2: Chestnut soils
Option 3: Chernozem soils
Option 4: Terra rosa soils
Question : Soil formed by leaching and oxidation is:
Option 1: Black soil
Option 2: Laterite soil
Option 4: Montane soil
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