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Red soil is less fertile.

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The given statement is true. This soil is deficient in organic matter and nitrogenous materials such as phosphorus, nitrogen, lime, and humus, making it less fertile but fairly rich in potash. It consists of loose gravel and highly coarse materials. Thus, the cultivation of crops is done with the use of fertilisers. The weathering of crystalline igneous rocks develops red soil in areas with low rainfall in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan plateau. It is also found in the parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic plains, and the piedmont zone of the Western Ghats. This soil is red due to the diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks and the formation of iron oxides.

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