CDS · 2022 Geography › Physical Geography of IndiaMatch List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I (Soil Type) A. Entisols B. Inceptisols C. Histosols D. Oxisols ; List II (Salient Characteristic) 1. Soils having weakly or quickly developed horizons 2. Weakly developed soils with no horizons 3. These soils are very old and highly weathered 4. These soils have very high quantity of organic matter in the upper layers
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