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Which Portuguese sailor discovered the sea-route to India?

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  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Bartholomeo Diaz

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Christopher Columbus

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

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

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  1. Calicut

  2. Allapuzha

  3. Kovalam

  4. Cochin

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Correct Option: A
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.

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

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  1. India

  2. America

  3. China

  4. Japan

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Correct Option: B
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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.'

Which sailor sailed across the Atlantic ocean in 1472?

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  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Bartholomeo Diaz

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Correct Option: A
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. 

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

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  1. The Cape of Hope

  2. The Cape of Good Hope

  3. Capetown

  4. Cape horn

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Correct Option: B
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.

Name one of the ships in which Christopher Columbus travelled with his crew.

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  1. Dartmouth

  2. Nina

  3. Eleanor

  4. Beaver

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

He was the first to sail across the Atlantic ocean in 1472 with three ships- the Nina, the Santa-Maria and the Pinta with 88 crew members. 

Which Spanish conqueror led an expedition to massacre the people and plunder Mexico?

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  1. Hernando de Soto

  2. Francisco Pizarro

  3. Cortez

  4. Gonzalo Pizarro

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Correct Option: C

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

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  1. Cochin

  2. Calicut

  3. Quilon

  4. Pulicut

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Correct Option: B
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.

Which country people discovered a direct sea route to India?

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  1. Portuguese

  2. Germans

  3. The French

  4. The Dutch

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

In which year did the first passenger railway operate in Britain?

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  1. 1830

  2. 1803

  3. 1825

  4. 1852

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first passenger railway operated in Great Britain in 1825 between Stockton and Darlington. It used a steam locomotive built by George Stephenson .