Multiple choice

Vasco Da Gamma discovered the sea route to India in

  1. 1469

  2. 1492

  3. 1498

  4. 1431

  5. 1453
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Explanation

Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea route from Europe to India by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope in 1498, reaching Calicut (Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast. This opened direct trade between Europe and Asia. Option B (1492) is Columbus's voyage to the Americas.

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