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  1. Opium
  2. Coffee
  3. Betel leaf
  4. Chilli
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Option 4 : Chilli

  • The correct answer is Chilli.

  • Portuguese:
    • The Cape route was discovered from Europe to India by Vasco da Gama.
    • He reached the port of Calicut on May 17, 1498 AD.
    • Simultaneously, it led to the establishment of trading positions at Calicut, Cochin and Cannanore.
    • Cochin was the early capital of the Portuguese in India, later on, replaced by Goa.
    • The first Governor of Portuguese in India was Francisco Almeida.
      • He introduced “The Policy of Blue Water”.
    • Portuguese introduced Chillies, Tobacco, Potato and Groundnut in India.
    • Chilli was first introduced in India by the Portuguese towards the end of the 15th Century.

  • Britain grew opium in India and exported it to China.
  • Coffee was brought to India by Baba Budan.
  • Betel leaf was introduced to India by Austronesian traders from Sumatra, Java and the Malay Peninsula who came in close contact with the travel Dravidian traders.
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