Question

What kind of soil is used for cultivation of paddy?
(A) Black
(B) Red
(C) Irrigated
(D) Sandy

Answer 1

Paddy is the tropical plant and a cereal crop that is grown only in the wetlands. It is the staple crop for southern and the eastern Asia. It is also called rice and these are grass like small plants which are grown from the seedlings transplanted. This belongs to the grass family and it is the third highest production in the world among the agricultural commodities.

Complete answer:
For the growth of the rice, sufficient water must be required. Hence the soil must have a good water holding capacity to hold the water from the rainfall or the irrigated without leaving it to the groundwater or any other losses. By this condition, if the soil is silt clay or the clay loam, it will be fine for the paddy cultivation.

Hence the alluvial soil gives the best result of productivity in the paddy production. For the growth of the paddy, the soil is puddled with the excess water to maintain the semipermeable layer in order to avoid the seepage of the water underground. After that it requires the standing water for its growth and it must be grown only in the irrigated soil.

Hence the correct answer is OPTION(C)

Note: The Krishna and the Godavari region of delta is considered as the rice bowl of India as this region is the highest producer of the rice in India. When coming to the Tamil Nadu, the Tanjore is the rice bowl of the Tamil Nadu and it is the Cauvery delta region. From this it is known that rice grows well in the regions of the river valley delta regions.