Question

Q. Which of the following ‘New World’ crops were brought to India by the Portuguese?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
• B. 2, 3 and 4
• C. 1, 3 and 5
• D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Explanation:

Many products of the Latin American world called ‘New World crops’ were introduced by Portuguese such as potato, corn, pineapple, tomato, sweet Potato, lady’s finger, tobacco, chilly, papaya, sapota, leecchi, orange, almond, groundnuts, black pepper, Cashew, etc.