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Who started a school for navigators and encouraged exploration?

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  1. King Edward

  2. King Denis

  3. Prince Henry

  4. King Alfonso I

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Prince Henry, a Portuguese made great efforts in this direction. Hence, he was known as Henry the Navigator. He started a school for navigators and encouraged extensive exploration.  The sailors were taught how to make use of Mariner's compass and the astrolabe. 

The scientists discovered that the earth is _____ in shape.

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  1. Round

  2. Spherical

  3. Oval

  4. Square

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise was during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest of the world for a variety of reasons. Since then, major explorations after the Age of Discovery have occurred for reasons mostly aimed at information discovery.

In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of empirical research (the other two being description and explanation). The term is commonly used metaphorically. For example, an individual may speak of exploring the Internet, sexuality.

Who had to search for new sea routes in order to reach Asia?

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  1. Europeans

  2. Americans

  3. Africans

  4. Australians

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire until it was conquered by Ottoman Empire. It used to be the prime route for the Europe that allowed the trade of spice and other commodities from India and China. Its fall caused the loss in spice trade due to which the European sailors went on to discover an alternate sea route.

Which Venetian traveller went to China in the 13th century?

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  1. Jorge Alvares

  2. Sir Robert Hart

  3. Kublai Khan

  4. Marco Polo

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Venetian traveler Marco Polo, as well as his father and uncle, traveled to China during the period of Mongol rule in the 13th century. Basically he was a merchant.

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
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.'

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.