Question

1. Laterite soil is leached soil.
2. Leaching increases mineral content of the soil.

Options

• (B) contradicts (A).

• (B) is the reason for (A).

• (A) is true but (B) is false.

• (A) and (B) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(A) is true but (B) is false.

Explanation:

Laterite soil is a leached soil created in tropical places with high rainfall, so statement (A) is correct. Statement (B) is completely false, as leaching reduces the nutritional and mineral content of the topsoil by washing it down into lower layers. Statement (B) is factually inaccurate since leaching removes rather than increases important minerals such as silica.