Question

13. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498? (a) Columbus (b) Dutch (c) East India Company (d) Vasco-da-Gama​

Answer 1

Vasco Da Gama discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498. On 20th May, 1498, two years after he set his sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the Western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala. 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. Sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition had a numerous halts in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut.

correct ans -- d) vasco da gama

Answer 2

Given :-

• Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?

Answer :-

• (d) Vasco-da-Gama

Explanation :-

• Christopher Columbus' unsuccessful search for a western maritime route to India resulted in the "discovery" of the Americas in 1492, but it was Vasco da Gama who ultimately established the Carreira da India, or India Route, when he sailed around Africa and into the Indian Ocean, landing at Calicut (modern Kozhikode),

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