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UPSC Prelims 2012 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
Consider the following crops of India: Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?
- Cowpea
- Green gram
- Pigeon pea
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
All three legumes are used as pulse, fodder and green manure.
Statement by statement
1. ✓ YES Cowpea (lobia) serves all three.
2. ✓ YES Moong is grown as a pulse and its plants are ploughed in as green manure or fed to cattle.
3. ✓ YES Pigeon pea (arhar) gives dal, fodder and green manure.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Drops pigeon pea.
(b) Keeps only moong.
(c) Drops moong.
The trap
None.
🔒 Legumes fix nitrogen → good green manure (plus dhaincha, sunhemp).
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