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Major Soil Types in India

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Soil that is rich in soluble salts is

A

Laterite

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Halomorphic

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Calcimorphic

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Halomorphic
In the steppes and deserts, evaporation greatly exceeds precipitation. The products of rock weathering are brought by intermittent flowing streams during a flood and left behind on the basin floor. This soil has clay, silt and sand are the dissolved mineral salts and is called halomorphic soil. Thus the correct answer is option B.

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