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This is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forests, having thin organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvial red layer.
It is generally formed from iron-rich sedimentary rocks. It is usually a poor growing soil, low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate.

Which soil are we talking about?

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Red Soil
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Black Soil
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Yellow soil
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Brown Soil
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The correct option is A Red Soil
Red soil is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forests, having thin organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvial red layer.

It is generally formed from iron-rich sedimentary rocks. It is usually a poor growing soil, low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate.

In India, it is found in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan Plateau.

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