Which one of the following type of soil is found in the maximum part of Rajasthan?

🛑Important Points:
-Entisols are dominant soil of the state. All districts in western half are covered in some or major part by these soils.
-Aridisols are found in association with soils of order Entisols.

​🔑Key Points:
-A new soil taxonomy based comprehensive system of soil classification was developed by Soil Survey Staff in 1976.
-This new system has 10 soil orders, these great-groups are then subdivided into family and series.

• Under the new system, most soils of Rajasthan belong to only 5 orders:

• Aridsols:
-These occur extensively in the western half of Rajasthan divided by the Aravalli axis and some parts of Alwar, Jaipur and Ajmer districts

• Alfisols:
-Parts of Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Banswara, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Bundi, Kota and Jhalawar.

• Entisols:
-Entisols are dominant soil of the state.
-All districts in western half are covered in some or major part by these soils.

• Inceptisols:
-Along the foothills of the Aravalli in the districts of Sirohi, Pali, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and in some parts of alluvial plains in Udaipur, Alwar, Sawai Madhopur and Jhalawar.

• Vertisols:
-Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi and a small part of Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Dungarpur, Chittorgarh and Banswara.

🔴Additional Information:

✏️The old system of soil classification:

✏️The types of soil in Rajasthan are as follows:
-Sandy soil
-Red loamy soil
-Mixed red-black soi 
-Grey sandy
-Alluvial soil
-Grey sandy soil
-Red-yellow soil
-Medium black soil