Question : Europeans entered India with a mindset of trading only. This streak was initiated by which of the following European nations?
Option 1: French
Option 2: Portuguese
Option 3: British
Option 4: Dutch
Correct Answer: Portuguese
Solution : The correct answer is Portuguese.
Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India in 1498. He reached Calicut via the Atlantic Sea in the Calicut region of India. The first to come to India as traders were the Portuguese, and they were followed by the British, the Dutch, and the French.
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