The Laterite Soil is the type of soil formed from intense leaching in areas of high rainfall , moisture and high temperature. The soil formed by the process of intense leaching is laterite soil.
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Q1
Soil formed by intensive leaching is _____.
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Q2
Which soil is formed due to intense leaching of the soil?
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Q3
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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Q4
Match the type of soils with the ways in which they are formed:
1) Alluvial soil
A) Weathering and disintegration of volcanic rocks
2) Black soil
B) Sediments carried by the river
3) Laterite soil
C) Formed due to the presence of iron
D) Heavy rainfall and leached-away minerals
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Q5
Assertion (A) : Cotton is grown in alluvial soils. Reason (R) : Alluvial soils are very fertile.