Here is Question No. 21 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2019
Q21. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the New World and introduced in the Old World?
(a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
(b) Tobacco, cotton and rubber
(c) Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
(d) Rubber, coffee and wheat
Answer: A
- The New and Old World is often quoted in the context of agricultural crops. Europe, Asia, and Africa have a common agricultural history that originated from the Neolithic Revolution. The three continents shared common domesticated plants making it easy to group them together. The Old-World crops include wheat, rye, oats, lentils, and barley. Such crops did not exist in America until their introduction in the 1490s by post-Columbian contact. The New World crops include rubber, tobacco, sunflower, cocoa, and cashew. Some plants such as cotton and yam as well as some animals like the dog are believed to have existed in both worlds.
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