The soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called _______.

Laterite soil

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Black soil

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Alluvial soil

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Red soil

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Solution

The correct option is A Laterite soil
The laterite soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rain. This is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain. Humus content of the soil is low because most of the micro organisms, particularly the decomposers, like bacteria, get destroyed due to high temperature.

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Due to heavy rains the following minerals are leached away from laterite soil

Which of the following are not correctly stated about the corresponding soil formation?

1. Alluvial Soils: formed by the deposition of sediments by rivers.

2. Black Soils: derived from weathering of ancient metamorphic rocks of Deccan Plateau

3. Laterite Soils: formed as a result of the accumulation of organic matter derived from forest growth.

4. Mountain Soils: formed due to intense leaching and are well developed on the summits of hills and uplands.

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