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Good soil is...

Good soil is

A

Which holds the whole of water enters into it

B

Which holds the whole of water enters into it

C

Which allows percolating the water slowly from it

D

Which allows percolating the water slowly from it

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C
Soil is considered the ‘Skin of the earth’ which interferes between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Soil consisting a solid phase as well as a porous phase and holds gases and water.
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