Question

Since ancient times, trade relations ………………1……………… between India and Europe. There ……………….2……………….. a great demand for Indian goods in the European markets. In the medieval period, land routes ……………………3………………….. for this trade. Later the merchants and rulers …………….4………………… to look for sea routes for their trade with India. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese sailor, ………………………..5………………. round the tip of South Africa in 1498 and ……………………6………………. at the port of Calicut in India. He ………………7……………………. trade privileges from the Zamorin. In 1510, the Portuguese …………………..8…………………….. Goa. Thereafter, they ………………….9…………………… Diu-Daman under their control. The Portuguese ……………10…………………… huge wealth from their trade with India.

Answer 1

The correct passage after filling the blanks is -

• Since ancient times, trade relations exist between India and Europe. There was a great demand for Indian goods in the European markets. In the medieval period, land routes were used for this trade.
• Later the merchants and rulers started to look for sea routes for their trade with India. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese sailor, started round the tip of South Africa in 1498 and stopped at the port of Calicut in India.
• He got trade privileges from the Zamorin. In 1510, the Portuguese invaded Goa. Thereafter, they took Diu-Daman under their control. The Portuguese got huge wealth from their trade with India.