Question : Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut.
Option 1: Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
Option 2: Deva Raya II
Option 3: Zamorin
Option 4: Krishnadevaraya
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Correct Answer: Zamorin
Solution : The correct answer is Zamorin.
On May 27, 1498, Portuguese Sailor Vasco de Gama crossed the cape of Good Hope and arrived in the Indian city of Calicut. He was greeted by King Zamorin of Calicut. Vasco de Gama left Calicut in 1498 due to a conflict with Zamorin and other traders.
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Question : Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer came to India in ___.
Option 1: 1496
Option 2: 1498
Option 3: 1495
Option 4: 1497
Question : Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea route to India in_______________.
Option 1: 1488
Option 3: 1508
Option 4: 1518
Question : Who discovered the sea route to India?
Option 1: Vasco da Gama
Option 2: Columbus
Option 3: Magellan
Option 4: Bartolomeu Dias
Question : Who discovered America?
Option 3: Captain Cook
Option 4: Amundsen
Question : Who discovered the sea route to India via the 'Cape of Good Hope'?
Option 2: Roald Amundsen
Option 3: Christopher Columbus
Option 4: John Cabot
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