Match the following
| List I | List II |
| a. Black soil | 1. Bundelkhand |
| b. Red-Yellow soil | 2. Malwa |
| c. Laterite soil | 3. Shivpuri |
| d. Alluvial soil | 4. Morena |
Select the correct answer
A. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
a. Black soil - MalwaBlack soils are derivatives of trap lava. Black soils spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh on the Deccan lava plateau and the Malwa.
b. Red-Yellow soil - Bundelkhand
Red-yellow soil is mainly found in Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand region. It is found around 37% area of Madhya Pradesh.
c. Laterite soil - Morena
Laterite, soil layer that is rich in iron oxide and derived from a wide variety of rocks weathering under strongly oxidizing and leaching conditions. It forms in tropical and subtropical regions where the climate is humid.
d. Alluvial soil - Shivpuri
Alluvial soil is mostly found in the northwest part of Madhya Pradesh, mainly Morena district, Bhind district, Gwalior district and Shivpuri district. It is spread over a large area in the frontier region of the Gangetic Valley, which is made of Bundelkhand gneiss and soil deposited by the Chambal River and its tributaries.
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