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Which crop, introduced from the Americas, ultimately became staple food in many parts of Europe and helped reduce famine?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. NCERT lists 'Columbian Exchange' crops.
2. Sometimes the new crops could make the difference between life and death — Ireland's poor peasantry became dependent on potatoes.
3. Potato came to Europe from the Americas after Columbus's voyages.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 3 "The Making of a Global World", §Conquest ¶2_
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