Question: Which one of the following type of soil is found in the maximum part of Rajasthan?
Options:
Aridosols and Entisols
Aridosols and Alfisols
Inceptisols
Vertisols and Alfisols
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