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Agriculture · Q128

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 128

Q128

Passive factor of soil formation includes

A.
Climate
B.
Organisms
C.
Parent material
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The two main factors responsible for the formation of soil are active and passive. The active factors are climate and organisms whereas the parent material, topography and time are the passive factors.
Parent material is the underlying geological material in which the horizons of soil are formed.