Which of the following vegetables were introduced in India from outside in the 16th -17th century?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4- All of the above
Option 1- Potatoes
Option 2- Chillies
Option 3- Tomato
Option 4- All of the above
During the seventeenth century several new crops from different parts of the world reached the Indian subcontinent. Maize (makka), for example, was introduced into India via Africa and Spain and by the seventeenth century it was being listed as one of the major crops of western India. Vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes and chillies were introduced from the New World at this time, as were fruits like the pineapple and the papaya.