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Agriculture · Q707

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 707

Q707

Red sols are mainly confined to

A.
Uttar Pradesh
B.
Bihar
C.
Tamil Nadu
Answer
D.
Haryana

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Red soils are mainly confined to Tamil Nadu.
It is a type of soil that typically develops in warm, temperate and humid climates and comprises approximately 13% of the Earth's soils.
It contains thin organic-mineral layers of highly leached soil resting on a red layer of alluvium. Red soils contain a large amount of clay and are generally derived from the weathering of ancient crystalline and metamorphic rock.