Question

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An Italian sailor named Christopher Columbus thought: If the earth is round then it

should be possible to reach India from the west too. If we were to travel westward across

the Atlantic Ocean we would reach China and India sooner or later.

Columbus set out with three ships in 1492 to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After three

months of sailing he saw land ahead. Columbus thought that he had reached India. Actually

he was still far from India; he had reached the country which we now call the West Indies.

These are a group of islands near America. In fact Europeans did not know of America

before Columbus. In a way he ‘stumbled’ onto America. Soon Europeans realized that

Columbus had not reached India but a new unknown continent. After that several Europeans

went to America to trade, conquer and settle.



i) Who was an Italian sailor mentioned in above paragraph?

ii) When did Columbus set out his journey?

iii) How many months did he take to reach West Indies?

iv) Did he reach India?

v) What was the name of the unknown country to Europeans? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

i) Christopher Columbus

ii) in 1942

iii) 3 months

iv) no

v) West Indies.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.An Italian sailor named Christopher Columbus

2.Columbus set out with three ships in 1492 to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

3.After three

months of sailing he saw land ahead. Columbus thought that he had reached India. Actually

he was still far from India; he had reached the country which we now call the West Indies

4.no, he was still far from India

5.Columbus had not reached India but a new unknown continent.