Which one of the following is not a basic factor in soil formation?
Climate
Biological activity
Human activity (agriculture)
Time
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UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023
The five generally accepted basic factors of soil formation, often remembered by the acronym CLORPT, are: CLimate, Organisms (biological activity), Relief (topography), Parent material, and Time. While human activities like agriculture significantly modify soil, they are typically categorized as external influences or pedoturbation rather than inherent basic factors that initiate or fundamentally govern soil development from parent material.