Indian Geography

Black soils are derivatives of trapped lava. These are found mostly across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh on the Deccan plateau and the Malwa Plateau, where there is both moderate rainfall and underlying basaltic rock. This soil is best suitable for growing cotton.

Black soil is mainly found in Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. They are well known for their capacity to hold moisture and are rich in soil nutrients.
Hence, option $C$ is the correct answer.

Mountain soil is mainly found on the hill slopes. These soils are formed due to mechanical withering caused by snow, rain, temperature variation, etc. These mountain soils are found in hilly regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. These soils occupy about 8% of the total land area of India.

In Maharashtra black cotton soil is mainly found in Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Parbhani, Dhule, Jalgaon, Hingoli, Osmanabad, Ahmadnagar districts. 

Black soils are derivatives of trapped lava. These are found mostly across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh on the Deccan plateau and the Malwa Plateau, where there is both moderate rainfall and underlying basaltic rock. This soil is best suitable for growing cotton.

The Kashmir Himalayas are also famous for Karewa formations, which are useful for the cultivation of Zafran, a local variety of saffron. Karewas are the thick deposits of glacial clay and other materials embedded with moraines.

Black soils are often referred to as regur but are popularly known as “black cotton soils,” since cotton has been the most common traditional crop in areas where they are found. Black soils are derivatives of lava traps and are spread mostly across interior Gujarat (Saurashtra), Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh. 

According to regional biology curriculum case studies on water conservation, a percolation tank was constructed in Wanaparthy to recharge groundwater levels and improve water availability for agriculture.

Yes

The Radcliffe Line, named after its architect Sir Cyril Radcliffe, was the boundary line drawn to divide the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India into India and Pakistan.

Goa was ruled by the Portuguese from 1510 until it was annexed by India in 1961, meaning it was never part of the British Raj. Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Jammu were all under direct or indirect British control during the colonial era.

Tenali Rama (Tenali Ramakrishna) was a famous poet and scholar from the town of Tenali, which is located in modern-day Andhra Pradesh, not Karnataka. Although he served in the court of the Vijayanagara Empire, his place of origin is outside Karnataka.

Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India, covering an area of only 32 square kilometers. It consists of a group of 36 islands in the Laccadive Sea.

The Ajanta and Ellora Caves are UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in the Aurangabad district (now officially named Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) of Maharashtra, India.

Rani ki Vav is a famous stepwell built in the 11th century by Queen Udayamati in memory of her husband Bhimdev I. It was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 and is depicted on the reverse side of the 100 rupee note.