In India Alluvial Soils can be largely found in 1 Eastern Coastal Plains 2 Western India 3 Southern ...........

Agriculture and Rural Development (Phase-I/II) Soil and Water Conservation

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In India, Alluvial Soils can be largely found in

1. Eastern Coastal Plains

2. Western India

3. Southern India

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

2 and 3 only

1 only

1 and 3 only

1,2 and 3

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Explanation:

Alluvial Soils are the most widely spread and important soil. In fact, the entire northern plains are made of alluvial soil.
These have been deposited by three important Himalayan river systems– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
These soils also extend in Rajasthan and Gujarat through a narrow corridor. Hence, 2 is correct.
Alluvial soil is also found in the eastern coastal plains particularly in the deltas of the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri (Southern India) rivers. Hence, 1 and 3 are correct