Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Most soils are stratified into horizontal layers called the soil profile.
Statement II:A cross-sectional view of the horizons in a soil is called a soil horizon.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Explanation
Statement 1 is wrong, because the horizontal layers of soil are called horizons, while the whole sequence is the soil profile.
Each horizon differs in colour, texture and composition.
Statement 2 is wrong, because a vertical cross-section of the horizons is the soil profile, not a soil horizon.
The terms profile and horizon are swapped in both statements.
A soil horizon is a single layer, whereas the profile is the full stack of layers.
Typical horizons are labelled O, A, B, C and R from top to bottom.
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