Old alluvial soil is known as _______.

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RRC Group D Previous Paper 54 (Held On: 11 Oct 2018 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Bhangar.

Key Points

Old alluvial soil is known as Bhangar and is full of Kankars (lime nodules).
The Bhangar is the older alluvium along the river beds forming terraces higher than the floodplain.
Bhangar contains fossils of animals like rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephants, etc.
This type of soil is found in mountainous regions. This type of soil is found in huge amount in the North Indian Plains.

Additional Information

Type of soil	Description
Regur	The parent material for most of the black soil is the volcanic rocks that were formed in the Deccan Plateau (Deccan and the Rajmahal trap). It is also known as black soil.
Clay	Clay Soil is a heavy soil type that benefits from high nutrients.
Khadar	The Khadar is composed of newer alluvium and forms the flood plains along the river banks. A new layer of alluvium is deposited by river floods almost every year. It is very fertile.