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Agriculture · Q401

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 401

Q401

Major deposits of gypsum are found in

A.
Rajasthan
Answer
B.
Haryana
C.
Punjab
D.
Bihar

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Gypsum is an important amendment to the problem of alkaline soils widely occurring in the state of Rajasthan.
Gypsum is a soft sulphate mineral composed of calcium dehydrate. It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard or sidewalk chalk. Gypsum is a common mineral, with thick and extensive sedimentary rocks.