Suggest measures to conserve soils.
Important Questions on Resources and Development
Choose the correct type of soil with reference to the shaded area in the given map.
Assertion (A): Laterite, the typical soil of tropical regions, is rich in iron oxides and aluminium compounds.
Reason (R): Heavy rainfall promotes the leaching of lime and silica content.
Read the given statements and select the correct answer:
Statement1: Laterite soils are formed under the environmental condition of high temperature and heavy rainfall.
Statement2: Intense leaching results in loss of humus content and lesser presence of microorganisms in the soil.
Read the statements and select the correct answer from the options given below:
Statement-I: Khadar soils are poor in the organic matter, yet these soils are very fertile.
Statement-II: Khadar soils are fertile because they fall in the flood plain zone of the river.
