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Multiple choice social studies north america industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe modern age in europe: the renaissance

Who discovered America and when ?

  1. Vasco-da-Gama in 1498

  2. Columbus in 1492

  3. Amerigo Vespucci in 1776

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Christopher Columbus discovered America In 1492. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and coloniser. It is commonly said that "Columbus discovered America." It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say that he introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between 1492 and 1502. 

Multiple choice social studies north america industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe modern age in europe: the renaissance

When did Vasco-da-Gama came to India?

  1. 1492

  2. 1498

  3. 1567

  4. 1885
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Vasco-de-Gama a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India In

  1. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.