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Q: Where did Vasco da Gama arrive in India in 1498?
  • A. Madras
  • B. Calcutta
  • C. Calicut
  • D. Bombay
Correct Answer: Option C - The first Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama with the help of a Gujarati pioneer named 'Abdul Majid' in 1498 AD landed on the coast of Calicut (India). Pedro Alvares Cabral was the second Portuguese traveller to visit India after Vasco da Gama.
C. The first Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama with the help of a Gujarati pioneer named 'Abdul Majid' in 1498 AD landed on the coast of Calicut (India). Pedro Alvares Cabral was the second Portuguese traveller to visit India after Vasco da Gama.

Explanations:

The first Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama with the help of a Gujarati pioneer named 'Abdul Majid' in 1498 AD landed on the coast of Calicut (India). Pedro Alvares Cabral was the second Portuguese traveller to visit India after Vasco da Gama.