Soils of India- Indian Geography

SOILS OF INDIA

Study of soil
Ans : Pedology
UN observed the year of soil in 
Ans : 2015

ALLUVIAL SOIL

Major soil type of India 
Ans : Alluvial
The soil covers nearly 40% of the total area of India Alluvial
The soil suitable for sugar cane, wheat, tobacco, oil seeds 
Ans : Alluvial
Soil suitable for rice cultivation 
Ans : Alluvial
Newly formed Alluvial soil is known as
Ans : Khadar
Older Alluvial soil is known as
Ans : Bhangar
The soil seen on the banks of river and delta regions 
Ans : Alluvial
The type of soil which is least fertile 
Ans : Bhangar
The alluvial soil suitable for the cultivation of Kharif and Rabi 
Ans : Khadar

BLACK SOIL

Soil suitable for cotton cultivation 
Ans : Black soil
Other name of Black soil 
Ans : Regur
Black soil is mostly found in 
Ans : Deccan Plateau
Black soil in Kerala is mostly found at 
Ans : Chittur

RED SOIL

The soil formed by weathering of ancient crystalline and metamorphic rock 
Ans : Red soil
The soil with high concentration of iron oxide
Ans : Red soil
The soil mostly found in Chota Nagpur Plateau
Ans : Red soil

LATERITE SOIL

The soil with least fertile 
Ans : Laterite soil 
The soil formed due to the weathering of  Laterite rock
Ans : Laterite soil
The soil which is mostly found in Kerala 
Ans : Laterite soil
The soil suitable for building purpose
Ans : Laterite soil
The soil having the least nitrogen and lime contents
Ans : Laterite soil
The soil found in Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Meghalaya
Ans : Laterite soil
The soil suitable for the cultivation of rubber, pepper, cashew nut, tea and coffee
Ans : Laterite soil

DESERT SOIL

The soil having the least moisture content
Ans : Desert soil
The soil which is abundant of dissolving salts
Ans : Desert soil
The soil which is seen in Thar desert
Ans : Desert soil
The soil which is lack of organic substances
Ans : Desert soil

PEAT SOIL

The soil suitable for the growth of mangrove forest
Ans : Peat soil
The soil which is formed by the deposit of organic substances in marshy land
Ans : Peat soil
The soil which is found on the coastal areas of Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
Ans : Peat Soil

MOUNTAIN SOIL

The soil having abundance of organic substances
Ans : Mountain Soil
The major soil of Trans- Himalaya of northern mountain region 
Ans : Mountain Soil
The soil which causes the growth of dense forest, tea and coffee 
Ans : Mountain Soil
The soil which is found in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Assam 
Ans: Mountain Soil