Consider the following statements regarding soils : 1. Soils having a very high content of sodium and calcium and pH of more than 7.0 are alkaline soils. 2. Black cotton soil had developed on the Deccan basaltic lava under hot and humid conditions. 3. Laterite soils are characterised by a deep weathered layer from which silica has been leached. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements regarding Regur soil is/are correct ? 1. It is a light coloured, clayey and fertile soil. 2. It is developed on Deccan basaltic lava under hot and humid conditions.…

Which of the following statements is correct about laterite soil? (1) This soil is developed in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall. (2) It is poor in iron oxide and aluminium. Select the…

Which of the following statements about the Black Soils of India is/are correct? 1. Black Soils cover most of the Deccan Plateau. 2. Also known as 'Regur', they are generally clayey, deep and imperme…

Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I (Soil Type) A. Entisols B. Inceptisols C. Histosols D. Oxisols List-II (Salient Characteristic) 1…

Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I (Soil type) A. Oxisols B. Vertisols C. Histosols D. Entisols List-II (Major characteristic) 1. Ve…