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UPSC Prelims 1983 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
Lucerne is a
- (a) Foliage crop
- (b) Cereal crop
- (c) Fruit crop
- (d) Fibre crop
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Answer: (a) Foliage crop
Lucerne (alfalfa) is a leafy fodder (foliage) legume for cattle.
The trap
None.
🔒 Lucerne/alfalfa = fodder legume (“queen of forages”).