Question : Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea route to India in_______________.
Option 1: 1488
Option 2: 1498
Option 3: 1508
Option 4: 1518
Correct Answer: 1498
Solution : The correct option is 1498 .
Portuguese adventurer Vasco da Gama touched down in Calicut, now Kozhikode, India, on May 20, 1498. The first European to arrive by sea at India's profitable trading hubs was Vasco da Gama.
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