Arrange the following soil types according to their properties: i.Sandy s

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Arrange the following soil types according to their properties:

\begin{matrix} i . Sandy soil & a . Mixture of large and small soil particles along with silt i i . Clayey soil & b . Large soil particles, lots of air spaces i i i . Loamy soil & c . Small soil particles tightly packed together \end{matrix}

Options:

A . i - c; ii - a; iii - b

B . i - a; ii - c; iii - b

C . i - a; ii - b; iii - c

D . i - b; ii - c; iii - a

Answer: Option D
:
D

Sandy soil is characterized by large-sized particles, loosely packed together which flow easily.

Clayey soil is composed of fine particles which have very few air gaps and the particles are tightly packed together.

Loamy soil is a mixture of sandy and clayey soil, along with some percentage of silt.

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