Geography
Why is Black soil highly moisture retentive?
- It has fifty per cent of clay content
- It is formed of weathered lava rocks
- It has high quantities of lime
- All of the above.
Related Questions
Black soil is also known as ……………. .
- Bhangar
- Khadar
- Regur
- Leached
Laterite soil is mainly found in the highland areas of …………… .
- the Himalayas
- the Peninsular Plateau
- the Aravalli Range
- the Karakoram Range
Which of the following soils forms the second largest soil group in India?
- Black soil
- Red soil
- Yellow soil
- Brown soil
Assertion (A): Laterite soils are rich in alumina and iron oxide, but are infertile.
Reason (R): Soluble plant food like potash are leached into the soil.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.