SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Question
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On the basis of the process of their formation, which of the following soils is formed differently from the other three? [NDA 2003]
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Khadar
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Bhangar
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Bhabar
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Regur
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Regur soils is formed differently from the other three. Black soil is formed from the weathering of igneous rocks and the cooling of lava after the volcano eruption.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soils develop from parent material by various weathering processes. Organic matter accumulation, decomposition, and humification are as critically important to soil formation as weathering.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soil can be classified into three primary types based on its texture – sand, silt and clay. However, the percentage of these can vary, resulting in more compound types of soil such as loamy sand, sandy clay, silty clay, etc.
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