Question

Match the following crops to the correct type of soil required to grow them in:

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{i. Wheat}& \text{a. Loamy soils}\\ \text{ii. Paddy}& \text{b. Sandy-loamy soils}\\ \text{iii. Lentils}& \text{c. Clayey and loamy soils}\\ \text{iv. Cotton}& \text{d. Clayey soil with lots of humus}\end{array}$

• A. i - b; ii - c; iii - d; iv - a
• B. i - c; ii - d; iii -a; iv - b
• C. i - b; ii - c; iii - a; iv - d
• D. i - c; ii - a; iii -d; iv b

Answer 1

The correct option is B

i - c; ii - d; iii -a; iv - b

Wheat requires clayey soil which can hold large amounts of water.

Paddy requires clayey soil with lots of humus content.

Lentils require loamy soils which can hold an average amount of water

Cotton requires sandy-loams to grow.