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NDA 2024 GAT · General Knowledge · Indian Geography · easy

Black soil of the Deccan plateau, ideal for cotton, is also called:

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Black soil of the Deccan plateau, ideal for cotton, is also called:
  1. A. Laterite
  2. B. Regur
  3. C. Khadar
  4. D. Bhangar
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Answer: (B) Regur

Black soil forms from weathered basalt of the Deccan Trap and is rich in clay, which retains moisture. It is called regur and is best suited to cotton. Laterite is red-brown and leached, while khadar and bhangar are new and old alluvium of the Ganga plains.
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