Multiple choice

Assertion (A) : Portuguese were the first Europeans to come to India Reason (R) : Their purpose of trade necessitated the discovery of sea - route to India

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both a and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

  3. A is true, but R is false

  4. A is false, but R is true
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Both the Assertion (Portuguese were first Europeans to reach India via sea, arriving in 1498) and Reason (trade motives drove Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India) are historically true, and the Reason correctly explains why the Portuguese sought and achieved the sea route.

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