Statements 1 and 4 are correct regarding laterite soils of India. These soils are red in colour as they are mixed with iron oxides. They are poor in nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash and urea. Laterite soils are rich in iron and aluminium. Laterite soils in India are found in the Eastern Ghats of Odisha, the Southern parts of Western Ghats, Malabar coastal plains and Ratnagiri of Maharashtra. When manured and irrigated, some laterites are suitable for growing plantation crops, like tea, tapioca, cashew nut, coffee, rubber, cinchona, coconut, areca nut, etc.