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History GK · Q450

World History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 450

Q450

Potato was introduced to Europe by

A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
Answer
D.
Dutch

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Before the end of the sixteenth century, families of Basque sailors began to cultivate potatoes along the Biscay coast of northern Spain. Sir Walter Raleigh introduced potatoes to Ireland in 1589 on the 40,000 acres of land near Cork. It took nearly four decades for the potato to spread to the rest of Europe.