Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Soil Survey of India was established in 1956.
2. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has classified the Indian soils as per the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Taxonomy.
3. The National Bureau of Soil Survey and the Land Use Planning is under ICAR.

Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correctly matched?
Answer: All of the above
Notes: Since Independence, scientific surveys of soils have been conducted by various agencies. Soil Survey of India, established in 1956, made comprehensive studies of soils in selected areas like in the Damodar Valley. The National Bureau of Soil Survey and the Land Use Planning an Institute under the control of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) did a lot of studies on Indian soils. In their effort to study soil and to make it comparable at the international level, the ICAR has classified the Indian soils on the basis of their nature and character as per the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Taxonomy.

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