Question : Who discovered the sea-route to India?
Option 1: Vasco da Gama
Option 2: Columbus
Option 3: Magellan
Option 4: Henry the Navigator
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Correct Answer: Vasco da Gama
Solution : The correct option is Vasco Da Gama.
The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama is credited with discovering the sea route to India. He arrived in Calicut (modern-day Kozhikode) on the southwest coast of India in 1498 after sailing from Europe around the southernmost point of Africa, known as the Cape of Good Hope. The Cape Route or the Sea Route to India were the names for this marine route to India.
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