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UPSC 2019: Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
(a)Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
(b)Tobacco, cotton and rubber
(c)Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
(d)Rubber, coffee and wheat
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), cocoa/cacao (Theobroma cacao) and the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) are all native to the Americas; they were domesticated there and reached Europe, Africa and Asia only after the 15-16 th-century Columbian Exchange. Cotton has independent Old-World domestication, coffee originated in Africa and sugarcane in Southeast Asia, so the other options mix Old- and New-World crops. ([dalvoy.com](https://www.dalvoy.com/upsc/previous-years/2019/new-world-old-world-domesticated-plants-tobacco-cocoa-rubber-upsc?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper 1, as Question 21. It falls under Geography > Indian Agriculture & Land Use.
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