Question

Match List -I with List -II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List -I List - II

A. Loess 1. Deposited from suspension in running water

B. Peat 2. Deposits of marine origin

C. Alluvial soil 3. Deposits by wind

D. Marl 4. Organic soil

• A. A B C D
  3 4 2 1
• B. A B C D
  4 3 1 2
• C. A B C D
  4 3 2 1
• D. A B C D
  3 4 1 2

Answer 1

The correct option is D A B C D

3 4 1 2
(d)
Loess is a loosely compacted wind-blown sediment typically in the 20-50 micrometer size range.

Peat is a brown material consisting of partially decomposed vegetable matter (humus) forming a deposit in a water saturated environment and in the absence of oxygen.

Marl is a fine grained calcium-carbonated soil of marine origin.