Multiple choice

Match the following ||| |---|---| |a. Black soil|1. It is rich in nutrients and is good for growing tea, coffee and cocunut. | |b. Red soil|2. It is porous, contains humus and is rich in iron, calcium, aluminium and magnesium. | |c. Laterite soil|3. It is poor in lime, magnesium, phosphorus, nitrogen and contains very little quantity of humus. |

  1. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

  2. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  3. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  5. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Black soil is porous, contains humus and is rich in iron, calcium, aluminium and magnesium. Red soil is poor in lime, magnesium, phosphorus, nitrogen and contains very little quantity of humus. Laterite soil is rich in nutrients and is good for growing tea, coffee and coconut.

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