Question

Match the type of soils with the ways in which they are formed:

1) Alluvial soil	A) Weathering and disintegration of volcanic rocks
2) Black soil	B) Sediments carried by the river
3) Laterite soil	C) Formed due to the presence of iron
	D) Heavy rainfall and leached-away minerals

• A. 1-B; 2-A; 3-C
• B. 1-B; 2-C; 3-D
• C. 1-A; 2-C; 3-D
• D. 1-B; 2-A; 3-D

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1-B; 2-A; 3-D

Alluvial soil originates from the Himalayan mountain ranges in the north, and the plateau mountain ranges in the south. Rivers carry this soil from the mountain and deposit them along their basin.

Black Soil is formed due to the weathering and disintegration of volcanic rocks found on the Deccan Plateau.

Laterite soil is formed in areas with heavy rainfall, where the soil’s soluble minerals are leached away by rainwater.