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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 61

Topic: History

Q61

Maize (makka) was introduced into India in the seventeenth century via

  1. (a) Portugal
  2. (b) Africa and SpainCorrect answer
  3. (c) China and Mongolia
  4. (d) Turkey

Solution.

Answer: (b) Africa and Spain

  1. The route specified in the NCERT account is via Africa and Spain.
  2. Maize was a crop of American origin that spread to other continents after transoceanic contact; by the seventeenth century it appeared among India’s major crops.
  3. Do not confuse its American origin with the intermediate route asked here.