Question

Which soil is found in the largest area of the county ? How it is formed

Answer 1

Dear Student,
Alluvial soil covers the largest area of India. It is found in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and the entire Northern plain.
Alluvial Soils are basically stream -deposited sediments:

• Most widely found in the entire northern plains .
• These have been deposited by three important Himalayan river systems – the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
• The alluvial soil consists of various proportions of sand, silt and clay.
• It can be classified as old alluvial (Bangar) and new alluvial (Khadar).
• The bangar soil has higher concentration of kanker nodules than the Khadar. It has more fine particles and is more fertile than the bangar.
• Mostly these soils contain adequate proportion of potash, phosphoric acid and lime

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