Vidyalelo
Agriculture · Q537

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 537

Q537

Continuous heavy rainfall leads to the formation of

A.
Saline soil
B.
Acid soil
Answer
C.
Sodic soil
D.
Saline-alkaline soil

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Continuous heavy rainfall leads to the formation of acid soil.
Heavy rainfall leads to numerous hazards for soil and plants like flooding, agricultural runoff, leaching and loss of crops and livestock.
Rainfall is naturally acidic, due to the formation of carbonic acid from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and this type of rainfall causes rapid acidification of soil.