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Describe the features of desert soil.

Important Questions on Rocks and Soil

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Science>Biology>Rocks and Soil>Soil: Composition, Soil Profile, Types, Erosion and Conservation

Read the following statements and choose the correct answer :

Assertion (A): Laterite soil is not that much useful for agriculture.

Reason (R): Laterite soil Undergoes more leaching process.

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Mention the characteristics of Alluvial soil and Black soil.
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Explain how black soil was formed.
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Under the conditions of high temperature and rainfall _____ (Laterite/Black) soils are formed in tropical areas.
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Which is the best time for ploughing clayey soils?
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Black soil is known as Regur soil.

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Red soils are deficient in phosphoric material.
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Black soil is found in the _____ Trap region in India.(Black/Malwa/Deccan)
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Identify the following and name.

Soils are renewed every year during annual floods _____. (Alluvial soil/Red soil/Black soil)

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What are the characteristics of Red soils?
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Science>Biology>Rocks and Soil>Soil: Composition, Soil Profile, Types, Erosion and Conservation
Differentiate between mountain soil and desert soil.
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Which of these soils is formed due to the deposition of sediment?
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Which is the most fertile region of India?
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Science>Biology>Rocks and Soil>Soil: Composition, Soil Profile, Types, Erosion and Conservation
What characteristics of black soil makes it ideal for cotton cultivation?
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Science>Biology>Rocks and Soil>Soil: Composition, Soil Profile, Types, Erosion and Conservation
Which is the most fertile region of India?
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Science>Biology>Rocks and Soil>Soil: Composition, Soil Profile, Types, Erosion and Conservation
Describe the features of mountain soil.
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The black soil of the Deccan plateau is suited for the cultivation of _______.
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Cotyledons are also called-
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Science>Biology>Rocks and Soil>Soil: Composition, Soil Profile, Types, Erosion and Conservation
Red Soil is ideal for growing crops such as cashew and eucalyptus. 
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Identify the following and name.

Heavily leached soil is _____. (Black soil/Laterite soil/Red soil)