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Indian Geography UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Given below ie two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Red soil denotes the second largest soil group of India.
Reason (R) : Red soil surrounds the black soil in the south, east and north directions.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A)

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A)”.

Red soil is the second largest soil group in India, after the alluvial soil. Red soils are found in large parts of the Deccan Plateau and some parts of eastern and southern India.

Red soil is commonly found surrounding the black soil in various regions. The black soils are predominantly found in the Deccan Plateau, and red soils typically occur to the east, south, and north of these black soil areas.

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