{"id":89073,"date":"2025-06-01T07:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89073"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:28:52","slug":"maize-was-introduced-into-india-via","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/","title":{"rendered":"Maize was introduced into India via"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maize was introduced into India via<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”America and England” option2=”Africa and Spain” option3=”France and Russia” option4=”Portugal and Italy” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

\n
\n
This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n
UPSC NDA-2 – 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Download PDF<\/a>Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The correct answer is D) Portugal and Italy.<\/section>\n
Maize (corn) is indigenous to the Americas. It was introduced to the rest of the world, including India, following the Columbian Exchange. European trading powers, particularly the Portuguese, were instrumental in bringing new crops from the Americas to Asia.<\/section>\n
Maize was cultivated in the Americas for thousands of years before being introduced to the Old World after Columbus’s voyages. Portuguese traders and colonizers established routes to India in the early 16th century and were active in the global exchange of plants and animals. While maize spread through various routes, the Portuguese maritime network facilitated its arrival in Asia, including India. Italy was also one of the earliest European countries to adopt maize cultivation after its introduction from the Americas, contributing to its spread within Europe and beyond through trade networks.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maize was introduced into India via [amp_mcq option1=”America and England” option2=”Africa and Spain” option3=”France and Russia” option4=”Portugal and Italy” correct=”option4″] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-2 – 2024 Download PDFAttempt Online The correct answer is D) Portugal and Italy. Maize (corn) is indigenous to the Americas. It was introduced to the rest of … <\/p>\n

Detailed SolutionMaize was introduced into India via<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1103,1264,1124],"class_list":["post-89073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1103","tag-economic-impact-of-british-rule-on-india","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"\nMaize was introduced into India via<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is D) Portugal and Italy. Maize (corn) is indigenous to the Americas. It was introduced to the rest of the world, including India, following the Columbian Exchange. European trading powers, particularly the Portuguese, were instrumental in bringing new crops from the Americas to Asia.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maize was introduced into India via\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct answer is D) Portugal and Italy. Maize (corn) is indigenous to the Americas. It was introduced to the rest of the world, including India, following the Columbian Exchange. European trading powers, particularly the Portuguese, were instrumental in bringing new crops from the Americas to Asia.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T07:28:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maize was introduced into India via","description":"The correct answer is D) Portugal and Italy. Maize (corn) is indigenous to the Americas. It was introduced to the rest of the world, including India, following the Columbian Exchange. European trading powers, particularly the Portuguese, were instrumental in bringing new crops from the Americas to Asia.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maize was introduced into India via","og_description":"The correct answer is D) Portugal and Italy. Maize (corn) is indigenous to the Americas. It was introduced to the rest of the world, including India, following the Columbian Exchange. European trading powers, particularly the Portuguese, were instrumental in bringing new crops from the Americas to Asia.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T07:28:52+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/","name":"Maize was introduced into India via","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-01T07:28:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T07:28:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"description":"The correct answer is D) Portugal and Italy. Maize (corn) is indigenous to the Americas. It was introduced to the rest of the world, including India, following the Columbian Exchange. European trading powers, particularly the Portuguese, were instrumental in bringing new crops from the Americas to Asia.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/maize-was-introduced-into-india-via\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UPSC NDA-2","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/upsc-nda-2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Maize was introduced into India via"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/","name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}