Multiple choice

On 20 May 1498, Vasco - da - Gama landed at

  1. Masulipatnam

  2. Goa

  3. Calicut

  4. Cochin
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Explanation

Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer, landed at Calicut (now Kozhikode) in Kerala on May 20, 1498, completing the first recorded voyage from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope. This established the sea route to India and began Portuguese presence in the region. Goa, Cochin, and Masulipatnam were encountered or controlled by Portuguese later in history.

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