Question

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

• A. B, A, C, D
• B. A, B, D, C
• C. C, B, A, D
• D. B, C, A, D

Hint:

Largest to smallest: \[ \boxed{ \text{Alluvial} > \text{Black} > \text{Arid} > \text{Laterite} } \] Mnemonic: “All Blacks Are Later.”

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C