Question

Thick deposits of glacial clay and other materials embedded in moraines are known as ?

• A. Alluvial soil
• B. Black soil
• C. Karewas
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Karewas

• Karewas are the thick deposits of glacial clay and other materials embedded with moraines. 

• It is found in the Kashmir Himalayas surrounded by the Greater Himalayas and the Lesser Himalayas. 

• They are good for cultivating saffron and orchards of apple, peach, almond, walnut and apricot.