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Identify the most infertile amongst the following soils.

a

Black cotton soil

b

Peaty soil

c

Alluvial soil

d

Laterite soil

Answer : Option D
Explanation :

Lateritic soils are the most weathered and infertile of all soil types. Due to intensive leaching and low base-exchange capacity, typical lateritic soils are generally infertile and of little value for crop production (Geography of India by Smita Sengupta, p 63).

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