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Q21·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2019

Plant domestication New World origins

GeographyBiogeography and crop domesticationFactual singleMediumStatic

Question

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

Options

a

Tobacco, cocoa and rubber

Answer
b

Tobacco, cotton and rubber

c

Cotton, coffee and sugarcane

d

Rubber, coffee and wheat

Explanation

Tobacco, cocoa, and rubber are all plants domesticated in the New World (Americas) and subsequently introduced to the Old World. While cotton originated in the Americas, coffee is native to Ethiopia (Old World). Sugarcane was domesticated in New Guinea, not the New World, and wheat originated in the Fertile Crescent. Rubber is correctly included as a New World domesticate. > New World crops: Tobacco, Cocoa, Rubber (from Americas); Old World crops: Coffee (Africa), Wheat (Asia Minor). Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2019

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q21

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Biogeography and crop domestication

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography - Agriculture

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