Alluvial soil is a mixture of.

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Concept- Features of soil are as follows -
1. It is formed by the deposition or sedimentation of river load because the river ensue top to bottom sediments collect and form soil.
2.It is easily tiltable because of its light and porous feature.
3. Soil rich in potash and lime and hence it's very suitable for the expansion of sugarcane.
4. It is suitable for the expansion of an oversized form of rabi and kharif crops.
It is considered because the most fertile soil and also the whole northern area consists of soil. it's classified in step with its age old alluvial (bhangar) and new alluvial (khadar) . Bhangar or new alluvial is light in colour and is created of new deposits. Khadar or old alluvial is that the older alluvium and consists of lime nodules or kankar that are rich in lime and clayey composition.
The crops which will be grown in alluvial soils include wheat, rice, pigeon pea, chickpea, groundnut, mustard, linseed black gram, barley, maize, bajra, jowar, pea, sugarcane, jute, cotton and tobacco.
Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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