Q. With reference to Tobacco, consider the following statements:
1.Chritopher Columbus introduced Tobacco to Europe.
2.The Portuguese introduced the Tobacco cultivation in UP, Bihar and Bengal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A
Notes:
  • Statement 1 is correct: It was Columbus who introduced tobacco to Europe, and their colonies in India and South Asia.
  • Statement 2 is incorrect: The Portuguese introduced tobacco cultivation in the north western districts of Gujarat, and the British colonials did the same in U. P., Bihar and Bengal.

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