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Question
What are the other names of Black Soil? Where are they found?
Solution
Black Soil is also known as ‘Regur Soil’ or ‘Black Cotton Soil’. Black Soil is found in Gujrat, Maharashtra, parts of Madhya Pradesh, South Uttar Pradesh, North-west Orissa and the western parts of Andhra Pradesh.
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