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Consider the following statements:

1. The soils are covered with a thick brown mantle which inhibits soil growth.

2. They are coarse and alkaline, rich in soluble salts.

3. They are poor in organic matter and have a varying percentage of lime.

4. These soils are derived from the adjoining rocks and the coastal regions.

Which of the soil possess the above characteristics?

Laterite soil

Peaty soil

Desert soil

Loamy soils

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Explanation:

Desert soils posses all the characteristics provided in the statements. Hence (c) is correct answer.Desert soils are grey in colour in temperate region and red in hot deserts of the tropics. The soils are unleached and alkaline but very much lacking in humus because of little vegetation found.