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Multiple choice social studies north america voyages and discoveries scientific inventions and technological developments india's contemporary economic condition

Which Portuguese sailor discovered the sea-route to India?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Bartholomeo Diaz

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Christopher Columbus
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Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India in 1497-1498. Actually, an unnamed Indian navigator he hired in Kenya directed the journey from the east coast of Africa to what is now Kozhikode, India.

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Vasco da Gama reached Kerala's coastal town ______ in 1498.

  1. Calicut

  2. Allapuzha

  3. Kovalam

  4. Cochin
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Explanation

On May 20, 1498, sailing for the Portuguese crown, Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, India. Having successfully sailed around the southern tip of Africa, da Gama had pioneered a sea route from Europe to Asia that bypassed the Muslim nations that controlled the overland spice trade.

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When Columbus discovered ______, it came to be known as 'The New World.'

  1. India

  2. America

  3. China

  4. Japan
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Explanation

Christopher Columbus was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 1472 with three ships and 88 crew members. He reached America on 11th October 1492 after great difficulties. This was the most significant discovery of Columbus and it came to be known as 'The New World.'

Multiple choice social studies north america voyages and discoveries scientific inventions and technological developments india's contemporary economic condition

Which sailor sailed across the Atlantic ocean in 1472?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Bartholomeo Diaz
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Explanation

Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic ocean in 1472. He did four trips across the Atlantic ocean and discovered America. He was determined to find the sea route form Europe to Asia, but he never could. 

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The southernmost tip of Africa came to be called the _______.

  1. The Cape of Hope

  2. The Cape of Good Hope

  3. Capetown

  4. Cape horn
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Explanation

The Cape of Good Hope is a headland on the Atlantic coast side of South Africa. It is known for its spectacular scenery. It was originally named the Cape of Storms by Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias in 1488. It was later renamed, by King John II of Portugal, the Cape of Good Hope because of the great optimism engendered by the opening of a sea route to India and the East.

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The Portuguese under the leadership of Vasco da Gama in $1498$ first landed at ______.

  1. Cochin

  2. Calicut

  3. Quilon

  4. Pulicut
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Explanation

The fleet of  Portuguese under the leadership of Vasco da Gama landed Calicut, in 1498. There the King of Calicut, the Samudiri received them with traditional hospitality and a grand procession.

Multiple choice social studies north america voyages and discoveries scientific inventions and technological developments india's contemporary economic condition

Which country people discovered a direct sea route to India?

  1. Portuguese

  2. Germans

  3. The French

  4. The Dutch
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Portuguese were the first to discover a direct sea route to India from Europe via Atlantic Ocean. The voyage was undertaken by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who on May 17, 1498, landed in near Calicut in Kerala.