Question

Assertion (A): Transported soils do not have a well defined soil profile.

Reason (R): They constitute soils that are transported by various agents of erosion.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Transported soils are those moved from their original place by agents of erosion like water, wind, or glaciers. Because they are deposited sediments, they do not have a well-defined soil profile, unlike residual soils formed in situ. Hence, transported soils lack a clear, layered profile due to their origin and mode of formation by transportation and deposition of materials.