Multiple choice

Heavy rainfall in areas having lateritic soils promotes leaching of the soil whereby

  1. only lime is leached away

  2. only silica is leached away

  3. oxides of iron and aluminium compounds are leached away

  4. both 1 and 2
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In lateritic soils, heavy rainfall causes intense leaching. Silica is highly soluble and is leached away, leaving behind iron and aluminum oxides.

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