Multiple choice general knowledge history

In 1498, Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India and reached

  1. Pondicherry

  2. Vijayanagar

  3. KaniyaKumari

  4. Calicut
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Explanation

Vasco da Gama's historic 1498 voyage reached Kozhikode (Calicut) on the Malabar Coast, where he established direct trade relations with the Zamorin. This breakthrough in navigation discovered the sea route from Europe to India, bypassing the overland Silk Road and launching centuries of European colonial presence in Asia.

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