Q. Consider the following statements about Red Soil:

1. It develops on crystalline igneous rocks in areas of high rainfall.
2. It is found in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan Plateau.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 2
Notes: Red soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks in areas of low rainfall in the eastern and southern part of the Deccan Plateau. Along the piedmont zone of the Western Ghat, long stretch of area is occupied by red loamy soil. Yellow and red soils are also found in parts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh and in the southern parts of the middle Ganga plain.

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