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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CGL - 11th June 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q35

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In which year did Vasco De Gama land in Calicut (Kozikode)?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 1498.

Vasco De Gama land in Calicut (Kozikode) in ____

1498

Vasco De Gama:
  • Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. 
  • His initial voyage to India was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and therefore, the West and the Orient.