Question : Which explorer discovered a sea route to India in 1498?
Option 1: Vasco da Gama
Option 2: Marco Polo
Option 3: Thomas Coryat
Option 4: Megasthenes
Correct Answer: Vasco da Gama
Solution : The correct answer is Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India in 1498. He was a Portuguese navigator. He was the first European to reach India by sailing through Africa. He reached Calicut during the reign of the Hindu ruler of Calicut, Zamorin, in 1498.
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