Consider the following crops of India: 1. Cowpea 2. Green gram 3. Pigeon pea Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?

🔑Key Points:
Cowpea-
It is a Kharif crop grown across India for seeds, green pods, fodder and organic manure.
Pusa Phalguni and Pura Barsati are crop varieties of Cowpea.
It is cultivated in a range of soils and they do well in sandy and loam soils.
Green Gram-
Green gram is popularly known as “Moong Dal “ in India and is basically a tiny circular shaped bean that is green in colour.
Green gram is one of the main pulse crops in India. It is widely cultivated throughout Asia, including India. Green gram provides protein requirements for the vegetarian population of the country.
It is a protein-rich diet. In India, it is consumed in the form of the whole pulse as well as a split pulse.
Green Gram can be cultivated in a wide range of soils, from black cotton soils in North India red laterite soils in South India and sandy soils in Rajasthan.
Pigeon Pea-
Scientifically known as Cajanus Cajan.
Pigeon pea or Toor Dal is a traditionally Kharif crop sown in June-July with the onset of Monsoon in various agro-climatic zones of India.
Pigeon Pea belongs to the widespread family of pulses. In India Pigeon Pea is more popular as Arhar or red gram In India, split pigeon peas (toor dal) are one of the most popular pulses. Being an important source of protein in a mostly vegetarian diet.
In regions where it grows, fresh young pods are eaten as a vegetable. The split dried seeds are used as a lentil, in dishes such as sambar (lentil soup).
UPSC in it's official answer key given the answer as 1 and 2 only.