Q248
Which of the following statement is not correct about Portuguese?
A.
They brought tobacco cultivation in India
B.
They spread Catholicism in western and eastern coast of India
C.
They established first printing press in India at Goa in AD 1556
D.
The Indian Medicinal Plants was the first scientific work which was published at Andhra Pradesh in 1563
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to write scientifically on plants and especially on medicinal plants. Garcia da Orta who published his work Coloquios dos Simples e Drogas da India in 1563 from Goa is considered the pioneer in this field.