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___ type of soil means brick in Latin.

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Mountain soil
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Red soil
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Laterite soil
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Alluvial soil
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Solution

The correct option is C Laterite soil
‘Laterite’ comes from the Latin word 'later', which means 'brick'. It is extensively used to make bricks. This soil is found in the north and eastern parts of the Shillong plateau in the northeastern states,o n the peaks of basaltic hills, and the plateaus of the Vindhyachal, Satpura, and neighbouring ranges in Madhya Pradesh.

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