History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET June 2013 History
Which crops were not cultivated in India during the Sultanate period? Select your answer from the codes given below.
- 1. Potato
- 2. Barley
- 3. Sesame
- 4. Maize
A1, 2 and 3
B1 and 2
C1 and 4 ✓ Correct
D3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1 and 4 — Potato and maize were not cultivated then, so the answer is 1 and 4.
Explanation
★Potato and maize were not cultivated then, so the answer is 1 and 4.
★The potato and maize are New World crops native to the Americas.
★They were brought to India by the Portuguese only after the discovery of the Americas.
★So they could not have been grown during the earlier Sultanate period.
★Barley and sesame, by contrast, were old Indian crops long under cultivation.
★The arrival of New World crops later transformed Indian agriculture and diet.
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