Jute cultivation prefers soils that are:
ADry, salty soils left fallow for many years
BRocky, shallow soils full of loose gravel
CWell-drained flood-plain soils renewed yearly
DAcidic laterites with very heavy leaching
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Well-drained flood-plain soils renewed yearly
1. Jute grows in the flood plains of the eastern rivers.
2. Yearly floods lay down fresh silt, renewing the soil each year.
3. West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Meghalaya lead its production.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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