{"id":85615,"date":"2025-06-01T03:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85615"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:22:56","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-regarding-soil-is-are-correct-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-regarding-soil-is-are-correct-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements regarding soil is\/are correct?\n \n 1."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements regarding soil is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Alluvial soils are rich in nitrogen content.<\/li>\n<li>2. Black soils are rich in iron and lime but deficient in nitrogen.<\/li>\n<li>3. Laterite soils are rich in iron and aluminium but deficient in nitrogen and potassium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 2 and 3 are correct, while statement 1 is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Alluvial soils are generally deficient in nitrogen and phosphorus, though rich in potash and lime.<br \/>\n&#8211; Black soils are rich in iron, lime, magnesium, and alumina, but are deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus, and humus.<br \/>\n&#8211; Laterite soils, formed by intense leaching, are rich in iron oxides and aluminium, but poor in nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, lime, and magnesium.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nDifferent soil types have varying nutrient profiles depending on the parent rock, climate, vegetation, and processes like weathering and leaching. 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