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      Question

      Color of which of the following soil is red due to

      diffusion of iron rather than the pressure of environment?Β 
      A Laterite soil Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Red Soil Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Regur Soil Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Alluvial soil Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Red Soil: β€’ Red soil develops reddish colour due to the diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks. β€’ It looks yellow in a hydrated form. β€’ It is highly porous and fertile when they are fine-grained and deep. β€’ This soil is deficient in nitrogen, humus, phosphoric acid, magnesium, and lime but fairly rich in potash, with its pH ranging from neutral to acidic. β€’ Cotton, wheat, rice, beans, millets, tobacco, oilseeds, potatoes, and fruits are some of the appropriate crops for red soils. β€’ Red soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks in areas of low rainfall in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan plateau. β€’ They are also found in parts of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, southern parts of the middle Ganga plain and along the piedmont zone of the Western Ghats.

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