Consider the following statements with regards to soil profile.
A. O- Horizon: It consists mostly of surface litter and partially decaying organic matter.
B. A- Horizon: It is commonly called as top soil.
C. E- Horizon: It is the lowest soil layer consisting mostly of parent material.
D. B- Horizon: It is the zone of leaching, lying between the top-soil and the less fertile layers.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is D

The correct answer is: (d), A and B
E- Horizon: It is the zone of leaching.
B- Horizon: It receives clay particles, iron oxides and organic matter washed down from A and E. It is subsoil layer.
Information booster:
Soil is arranged in layers or horizons during its formation. The horizons are known as soil profile.
There are two types of soil horizons: organic and mineral
Organic- marked with letter O. Lie above the mineral horizons. They are formd from plant and animal matter.
Four main mineral horizon:
A Horizon- enriched with organic matter
E Horizon- clay particles and aluminium and iron oxides are removed from E horizon by downward percolating.
B Horizon- receives clay particles, aluminium, iron oxides and organic matter washed down from A and E horizons.
C Horizon- consists of parent mineral matter of the soil.