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General Knowledge · Q218

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 218

Q218

The process of soil development is called

A.
leaching
B.
illuviation
C.
eluviations
D.
pedogenesis
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Pedogenesis (from the Greek pedo-, or pedon, meaning 'soil, earth,' and genesis, meaning 'origin, birth') (also termed soil development, soil evolution, soil formation, and soil genesis) is the process of soil formation as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history.