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In which year did vascodagama visited Indian subcontinent?

  1. 1492 AD

  2. 1494 AD

  3. 1496 AD

  4. 1498 AD
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Explanation

Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut (now Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast of India on May 20, 1498. This event marked the first time a European had reached India via an oceanic route around the Cape of Good Hope. The other dates (1492, 1494, 1496) precede his successful voyage.

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