Consider the following statements about the arrival of tobacco in Indi

Consider the following statements about the arrival of tobacco in India :

1. Tobacco plant arrived first in the Deccan.
2. Tobacco spread to northern India in the early years of the seventeenth century.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer is Right!

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Tobacco was introduced to India by the Portuguese, who were prominent maritime traders and had established coastal settlements and influence. It arrived in the late 16th or very early 17th century, primarily through the western ports, which would include regions in the Deccan (like Goa, part of the Portuguese Estado da Índia) and Gujarat. Statement 1, that tobacco plant arrived first in the Deccan, is consistent with its introduction by sea via the west coast. Tobacco cultivation and consumption spread rapidly. By the early years of the 17th century, it had reached the Mughal court and other parts of northern India, becoming widely popular despite initial efforts to control or prohibit it by rulers like Jahangir. Statement 2, that tobacco spread to northern India in the early years of the seventeenth century, is also accurate.

– Tobacco was introduced to India by the Portuguese.
– Introduction likely occurred via western coastal areas, including the Deccan.
– Tobacco spread quickly throughout India in the early 17th century.

The arrival of tobacco in India was part of the Columbian Exchange, the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries. Tobacco originated in the Americas.

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