UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

Consider the following fruits: I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava. How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All the three
  4. None

Answer

Correct Answer

All the three

Explanation

Papaya, pineapple and guava are all New World fruits that were introduced into India by the Portuguese during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as part of the broader exchange of crops that followed European maritime exploration.

Topics: agriculture, history, portuguese introductions