SSC Ecology And Environment Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-1

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    Soil carried by gravity is called'

    A) eolian   

    B) colluvial

    C) Alluvial 

    D) glacial

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Soil is classified into two types, residual soil and transported soils. In residual soils, the soil formation occurs at a place where its parent matter is present. And transported soils are those where the weathered material is taken from other places. It depends upon the nature of these transporting agents. The transported soils maybe, colluvial (carried by gravity), alluvial (by running water), eolian (by wind) and glacial (by glaciers).


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