ReasoningEasy1 mark
5(i)
Observe the picture of ex-situ soil given below and answer the questions that follow:
Which of the two, A or B, is more fertile and why?
Topic: Alluvial soil types
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Answer
Exam answer
A (khadar) is the more fertile — the river renews it with a fresh layer of silt at every flood, while the older bangar of the terrace lies beyond the floods and receives no new deposits.
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