Question : Who discovered the sea route to India?
Option 1: Vasco da Gama
Option 2: Columbus
Option 3: Magellan
Option 4: Bartolomeu Dias
Correct Answer: Vasco da Gama
Solution : The correct option is Vasco da Gama.
In 1498, Vasco da Gama successfully sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa and reached the shores of Calicut, which is present-day Kozhikode. This new maritime route, which connected Europe to India via the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, was later referred to as the sea route to India.
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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 : Which country shares a sea-line border with India?
Option 1: Maldives
Option 2: Philippines
Option 3: Fiji
Option 4: Pakistan
Question : Who is the first Law officer of India?
Option 1: President
Option 2: Governor
Option 3: Prime Minister
Option 4: Attorney-General
Question : Who has the power to interpret the Constitution of India?
Option 1: Supreme Court only
Option 2: High Court only
Option 3: Both the Supreme Court and the High Court
Option 4: President of India
Question : What is the minimum age prescribed in India for its citizens to cast their vote?
Option 1: 18 years
Option 2: 21 years
Option 3: 16 years
Option 4: 20 years
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