In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C, and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option. A: It has thin organic and organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvium red layer. B: They are usually poor growing soils, low in nutrients and humus, and difficult to cultivate because of its low water holding capacity. C: Red soils are generally derived from crystalline rock. D: Red soil is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forest.

In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C, and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option. A: It has thin organic and organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvium red layer. B: They are usually poor growing soils, low in nutrients and humus, and difficult to cultivate because of its low water holding capacity. C: Red soils are generally derived from crystalline rock. D: Red soil is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forest. Correct Answer DACB

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. DACB.

  • D is the first sentence because it introduces the subject 'red soil'.
  • A is about the structure and layers of the soil, which can be seen as a broader aspect of the definition mentioned in D. So, A must follow D. The 'it' mentioned in A refers to 'red soil' in D.
  • C mentions 'red soils', i.e. plural form of soil. B mentions 'they' which refers to 'soils' mentioned in C, so, B must follow C.

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