Q724
Match the following columns: Column I (Origin) Column II (Crop) a. South American 1. Sorghum b. Africa 2. Potato c. Asia minor 3. Wheat d. India 4. Soyabean
Match the following columns:
| Column I (Origin) | Column II (Crop) |
| a. South American | 1. Sorghum |
| b. Africa | 2. Potato |
| c. Asia minor | 3. Wheat |
| d. India | 4. Soyabean |
A.
a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B.
a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
C.
a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
AnswerD.
a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Potato is a crop that originated in South America (Peruvian - Bolivian Andes). It was believed to be cultivated in South America by the Incas as early as 1800 years ago.Sorghum is native to Africa. It was derived from the wild progenitor s. bicolour subspecies verticilliflorum.
Soybean is believed to be originated from Asia minor, as per botanists, it was first domesticated in central China as early as 7000 BCE.
As per the evidence from Mohen-Jo-Daro, excavations, indicate that wheat was being grown there more than 5000 years ago.