Question
UPSC Prelims 2019 Question:
Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 1: Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
Detailed Solution
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Explanation:
- New World refers to Americas which were discovered by European Powers. The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (Americas) and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) from the late 15th century. The New World native plants were Tobacco, Cocoa, Rubber tree, Vanilla, Potato, Tomato, and Maize. These crops were introduced and domesticated into the Old World.
Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.
Subject: History | Miscellaneous(hist)
- New World refers to Americas which were discovered by European Powers. The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (Americas) and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) from the late 15th century. The New World native plants were Tobacco, Cocoa, Rubber tree, Vanilla, Potato, Tomato, and Maize. These crops were introduced and domesticated into the Old World.
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