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What gives red and yellow soils their reddish colour?Read the answer and worked solution →The name laterite comes from a Latin word meaning what?Read the answer and worked solution →Laterite soils are described as acidic with a pH of what?Read the answer and worked solution →After conservation, laterite soil is very useful for growing which crops?Read the answer and worked solution →Red laterite soils in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh suit which crop?Read the answer and worked solution →Arid soils are generally sandy and what else?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer in arid soils restricts the infiltration of water?Read the answer and worked solution →How is common salt obtained from some arid soils?Read the answer and worked solution →Arid soils range from which colours?Read the answer and worked solution →Forest soils in snow covered Himalayan areas are acidic and have what humus content?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the washing down of the soil cover called?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the deeply eroded lands of the Chambal basin called?Read the answer and worked solution →Running water cutting through clayey soils makes deep channels called what?Read the answer and worked solution →When water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope, the erosion is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which erosion removes loose soil from flat or sloping land by blowing it away?Read the answer and worked solution →Ploughing along contour lines slows water down slopes. What is this method called?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Indian mountain region is terrace farming well developed?Read the answer and worked solution →In strip cropping, what is left to grow between the crops?Read the answer and worked solution →What are rows of trees planted to shelter fields called?Read the answer and worked solution →At which levels does balanced resource planning need to happen?Read the answer and worked solution →What must accompany resources to drive development?Read the answer and worked solution →What term is used for resources drawn from nature and used with few modifications?Read the answer and worked solution →Which item below is a natural resource occurring on Earth?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resource category originates from the biosphere and has life?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources are known to exist but have not yet been used?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources can be replenished naturally?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is continuously available as a renewable resource?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are fossil fuels classed as non-renewable?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ownership category covers resources accessible to all members of a community?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources include minerals, forests and wildlife within a nation's boundaries and exclusive economic zone?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What gives red and yellow soils their reddish colour?

  1. Diffusion of iron
  2. Presence of humus
  3. Deposits of kanker
  4. Salt evaporation
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Correct answer: A. Diffusion of iron

Iron spreads through crystalline and metamorphic rocks and gives these soils their reddish colour.

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The name laterite comes from a Latin word meaning what?

  1. Clay
  2. Leaf
  3. Brick
  4. Stone
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Correct answer: C. Brick

Laterite is derived from the Latin word later, which means brick.

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Laterite soils are described as acidic with a pH of what?

  1. Below 6.0
  2. About 7.0
  3. Above 8.0
  4. About 9.5
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Correct answer: A. Below 6.0

Laterite soil is acidic with a pH below 6.0 and is generally deficient in plant nutrients.

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