UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 8
Consider the following crops of India:
- Cowpea
- Green gram
- Pigeon pea
Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: Cowpea and green gram are commonly multipurpose pulse crops used also as fodder and green manure; pigeon pea is chiefly a grain pulse.
Statement/Item-wise Analysis:
1: Correct - Cowpea provides edible pulses, foliage/fodder and nitrogen-enriching green manure.
2: Correct - Green gram can be harvested for pulses and used for fodder and green manure.
3: Incorrect - Pigeon pea is mainly a pulse; it is not a standard quick-growing green-manure crop.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - includes exactly the valid statements/items and excludes the invalid ones.
B: Incorrect - omits correct item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect item 3; omits correct item 2.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect item 3.
Review Note: Pigeon-pea residues can occasionally serve as fodder/biomass; this is a question about conventional multi-use cropping.