Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:
Which of the following crops were not introduced in India from outside?
Options:
Maize
Coconut
Pineapple
Chillies
Correct Answer:
Coconut
Explanation:
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,