Red and Yellow Soil


 
 
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Red and Yellow Soil

Red Soil: It is red in colour and covers 10.6 per cent of India’s total geographical area. The red colour of this type of soil is due to diffusion of iron particles into crystalline and metamorphic rocks in low rainfall areas of the Deccan plateau (Eastern and Southern parts). It turns yellow in its hydrated form. It is found in parts of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and the Chota Nagpur plateau areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Red soil is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or Mixed Forest, having thin organic and organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish Brown  leached layer . Red soils are generally derived from crystalline rock. They are usually poor growing soils, low in nutrients and humus and difficult to be cultivated because of its low water holding capacity.

Red soil in India : Red soils denote the third largest soil group of india covering an area of about 3.5 lakhs sq. km (10.6% of India's area) over the Peninsula from Tamilnadu in the south to Bundelkhand in the north and Rajmahal Hills in the east to Kutchch in the west. They surround the red soils on their south, east and north. It looks yellow in its hydrated form.

Yellow Soil 

  • A soil formed under broad leaved forests in humid subtropical regions, chiefly on parent material from clayey shales. 
  • It has an acid reaction and low humus content, and its yellow color is caused by the presence of ferric hydroxide. The total thickness of the soil horizons is 30 to 70 cm.
  • Perennial subtropical crops fruits, tea, grapes, essential oil plants, tobacco, vegetables, and other crops are grown on yellow soil , Because it has a small supply of nutrients yellow soil requires large quantities of fertilizers.
  • These soils Are Found in Chattisgarh , western Ghats & Orrisha .
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    Question : 1

    Which of the following are correct :

    (a) Red soil is suitable for growth of millets, cotton, wheat, onions and potatoes..

    (b)  Red soil is a type of soil that typically develops in warm, temperate, and humid climates.

    (c) Red soil is found in parts of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    The redness of the res soil is s due to the presence of ____________ oxides.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 3

    Which of the following statement is correct :

    A. Red soils are generally derived from crystalline rock.

    B. Red soil is low in nutrients and humus and difficult to be cultivated because of its low water holding capacity.

    Right Option : C
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