10th Class Social Science Resources and Development Question Bank 10th CBSE Social Science Resources and Development

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      Describe any three main characteristics of arid soil of India.                     

    Answer:

                      The three main characteristics of arid soil of India are Arid soils are the soils of desert or semi desert regions and colours varies from red to brown. (ii) The soil has sandy texture and salinity. As precipitation is very low the temperature is high and evaporation is faster making it lack of moistures and humus. (iii) The calcium content increase down ward and forms kankar layers down ward and sometimes the kankar layer in the bottom layers restrict the infiltration of water. Sometimes after irrigation its productivity is increased and became suitable for cultivation.


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