GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Madhya Pradesh has very little alluvial soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Black Soil is the second-largest soil type found in India. Also known as Omnibus group.

Detailed explanation-3: -February 17, 2020 – Alluvial soils are soils deposited by surface water. You’ll find them along rivers, in floodplains and deltas, stream terraces, and areas called alluvial fans.

Detailed explanation-4: -The soils of Maharashtra are residual, derived from the underlying basalts. In the semi-dry plateau, the regur (black-cotton soil) is clayey, rich in iron, but poor in nitrogen and organic matter; it is moisture-retentive.