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Q. Identify the soil type based on the following features:
  1. Formed by weathering of crystalline and metamorphic rocks in a warm, temperate & moist climate
  2. Characterized as coarse, porous, lacking humus, and non-retentive
  3. Typically develops where rainfall leaches soluble minerals from the soil
Select the correct option from codes given below:
Answer: Laterite Soil
Notes: Laterite soil forms from weathering of crystalline and metamorphic rocks under warm, humid conditions. It is coarse, porous, deficient in humus, and has low water retention. Heavy rainfall causes leaching of minerals, distinguishing it from black, alluvial, or red soils, which do not exhibit all these properties simultaneously.

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