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Calcareous deposits in the bhangar soil are locally called:

ABangar
BKankar
CKhadar
DRegur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Kankar
1. Bhangar is the older alluvium. 2. Its lime nodules are kankar. 3. Khadar is the newer floodplain deposit. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._
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