Portuguese first came to India in search of
(A) cotton
(B) steel
(C) spices
(D) muslin
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Correct answer is,
(C) Spices
Explanation :
The Portuguese first came to India in search of Indian spices. Vascodagama was the first Portuguese who set out in search of India. He reached Calicut in Kochi district of Kerala on 20 May 1498 and first set foot on Indian soil. After that the Portuguese started coming. The main purpose of the Portuguese traders coming to India was to do spice trade. In 1502 AD, Vascodagama again came to India and made a spice trade agreement with the king of Kochi. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to come to India.
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