Multiple choice general knowledge history Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrived india in 1497 1496 1498 1499 Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Vasco da Gama reached India in 1498, arriving at Calicut (now Kozhikode) on May 20, 1498. He was the first European to reach India by sea, opening the sea route from Europe to Asia.