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Potato and tomato have come from
  1. China
  2. North America
  3. United Kingdom
  4. South America

A
United Kingdom
B
North America
C
China
D
South America
Solution
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The correct option is D South America
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. In the Andes (South America), where the species is indigenous, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species. Potatoes were introduced outside the Andes region approximately four centuries ago.
The tomato is the edible, often red fruit/berry (Solanum lycopersicum). The species originated in the South American Andes and its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Thus, option D is correct.

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