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Vasco da Gama, who discovered the direct sea route from Europe to India, belonged to which country?

  1. A
    England
  2. B
    Portugal
  3. C
    Germany
  4. D
    Spain

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Vasco da Gama was a famous explorer from Portugal. He became the first European to discover a direct sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope, successfully landing at Calicut (modern-day Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast of India on May 20, 1498. This discovery initiated the age of European colonialism in Asia.

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Vasco da Gama, who discovered the direct sea route from Europe to India, belonged to which country?
A
England
B
Portugal
C
Germany
D
Spain

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