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Pick up the correct statement from the following :
To an agriculturist, soil is the substance existing on the earth's surface, which grows and develops plants
To a geologist, soil is the material in a relatively thin surface zone within which roots occur, and rest of the crust is termed as rock irrespective of hardness
To an engineer, soil is the unaggregated and uncemented deposits of minerals and organic particles covering the earth's crust
All the above.
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All the above.
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