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Question
How has the lava-flow rocks of Deccan Plateau changed into fertile black soils?
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Solution
The Deccan Plateau region is built up by the lava-flow rocks, which have been changed into fertile black soils because of continuous weathering through ages. The region of black soil is very suitable for cultivation of cotton plants.
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