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Q: Who discovered the sea route to India?
  • A. Vasco da Gama
  • B. Ibn Battuta
  • C. Christopher Columbus
  • D. Huen Tsang
Correct Answer: Option A - Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498 AD. Two years after he set his sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut/Kappakdavu), Kerala. He was welcomed by the local ruler Zamorin and given him special order to established direct trade link with Portugal. This was the first time when a European had arrived in India via the sea. Hence, Vasco da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India
A. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498 AD. Two years after he set his sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut/Kappakdavu), Kerala. He was welcomed by the local ruler Zamorin and given him special order to established direct trade link with Portugal. This was the first time when a European had arrived in India via the sea. Hence, Vasco da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India

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Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498 AD. Two years after he set his sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut/Kappakdavu), Kerala. He was welcomed by the local ruler Zamorin and given him special order to established direct trade link with Portugal. This was the first time when a European had arrived in India via the sea. Hence, Vasco da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India