Question

Examples of old-world crops are
A. Wheat, sugarcane, banana
B. Beat, sunflower, pineapple
C. Peanut, potato, maize
D. Sunflower, soyabean, maize

Answer 1

Hint: The term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the Bronze Age onward, leading to the parallel development of the first civilizations, largely within the climatic zone between roughly the 45th and 25th parallels north, in the area of the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, Persian plateau, Indian Landmass and China.

Complete answer:
The crops that had not travelled west across the Atlantic sea referred to as old world crops. The first old-world crop that was introduced to the north-west of Argentina was in a.d. 1550. Few examples of old-world crops are wheat, barley, sugarcane, banana, turnip, peach.

So the right answer is A (Wheat, sugarcane, banana).

Additional Information: Old World refers to Africa, Asia, and Europe—continents with ancient beginnings and famous places are known before the exploration of the Americas. In distinction, New World history in North America, Central America, and South America. The term New World was developed in 1492 when Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, arrived in the Americas. Additionally, there is also a wide distinction in the crops which were grown in the old world and those in a new world as because after the new places were discovered, those crops came in a light which was hidden from the humans for ages.
There was also some agricultural difference when we consider these two worlds. Europe, Asia, and Africa share a standard agricultural history that was under the Old world. The three continents shared common domesticated plants and animals making it easy to group them. The Old World crops include wheat, rye, oats, lentils, and barley. The famous New World crops which were cultivated are rubber, tobacco, sunflower, cocoa, and cashew. New World fruits include papaya, pineapple, and guava. Some plants like cotton and yam are considered to exist in both worlds.

Note:
Christopher Columbus introduced horses, sugar plants, and also illness to the New World, whereas facilitating the introduction of New World commodities like sugar, tobacco, chocolate, and potatoes to the Old World. Wheat was the primary crop that humans started growing. Even when the new world wasn’t discovered, wheat was cultivated.