Arrange the following soils of India in ascending order on the basis of areal extent.
\[
\begin{aligned}
A.&\ \text{Black soils}
B.&\ \text{Arid and desert soils}
C.&\ \text{Laterite and lateritic soils}
D.&\ \text{Alluvial soils}
\end{aligned}
\]
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