Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the New World and introduced into the Old World?

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Q: 61 (IAS/2019)

Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'plants': [11, 0, 4, 4], 'wheat': [4, 1, 2, 2], 'sugarcane': [2, 2, 2, 7], 'tobacco': [4, 2, 5, 4], 'cotton': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'old world': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'cocoa': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'coffee': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'new world': [0, 0, 0, 2]}

The correct answer is option A, which states that tobacco, cocoa, and rubber were domesticated in the `New World` and introduced to the `Old World.`

Tobacco and cocoa were first domesticated in the Americas, and their cultivation and use spread throughout the region long before the arrival of Europeans. Rubber, on the other hand, was not widely known outside the Americas until the 19th century, when it was introduced to Europe by explorer Charles Marie de La Condamine.

Cotton, coffee, sugarcane, and wheat were all domesticated in the `Old World` and later introduced to the `New World.` Cocoa and coffee were originally cultivated in Africa and were brought to the Americas during the colonial period. Sugarcane was domesticated in Southeast Asia and India, and wheat was first domesticated in the Middle East. Both crops were introduced to the Americas by European colonizers.