Soil types in India

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What is black soil also known as?

Q. Why is red soil red in colour?

1. Presence of iron in soil.
2. Presence of copper in soil.
3. Presence of nitrogen in soil.
4. Presence of potassium in soil.

Q.

What is old alluvial soil called?

Q.

Why alluvial soils are also called riverine soils?

Q. What kind of soil is found extensively in Deccan plateau and is suitable for cultivating cotton?

1. Red soil
2. Alluvial soil
3. Mountain soil
4. Black soil

Q. is suitable for the growth of cotton and hence it is also called as Black Cotton Soil.

1. Red Soil
2. Laterite Soil
3. Black soil
4. Alluvial Soil

Q. is not generally fertile because the intense leaching caused by high rainfall causes the soil to lose its nutrients and organic matter.

1. Alluvial Soil
2. Black Soil
3. Laterite Soil
4. Arid Soil

Q. Name the rich and fertile soil formed by the depositional action of rivers and abundantly found in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.

1. Red Soil
2. Alluvial Soil
3. Laterite Soil
4. Black Soil

Q.

What is rockwool hydroponics?

Q. Describe the geographical conditions necessary for the cultivation of jute.

Q. Name the rich and fertile soil formed by the depositional action of rivers and abundantly found in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.

1. Laterite Soil
2. Alluvial Soil
3. Black Soil
4. Red Soil

Q. What kind of soil is found in the northernmost part of India?

1. Alluvial soil
2. Red soil
3. Forest and mountainous soil
4. Laterite soil

Q. is suitable for the growth of cotton and hence it is also called as Black Cotton Soil.

1. Red Soil
2. Laterite Soil
3. Black soil
4. Alluvial Soil