Geography PYQ 149 of 587 · Soils, Erosion & Conservation · Alluvial Soil

Old Kachhari clay of Gangetic plain is called

  1. ABhabar
  2. BBhangar
  3. CKhadar
  4. DKhondolyte

41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996

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Correct answer: (b) Bhangar

Explanation

The old alluvial soil of the Ganga plain is called Bangar. It is found at some height beyond the reach of floods. The colour of this soil is pale reddish brown.

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