Consider the following statements: The black cotton soil of India 1. is mainly distributed over the river valleys of the lava region of the Deccan. 2. has a great capacity of retaining moisture 3. is extremely fertile at surface 4. occupies about 10 per cent of the total area of the country of these statements

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1, 3 and 4
• C. 1 and 2
• D. 3 and 4