Question

2.Consider the following statements:

1. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.

2. Portuguese Empire established the first European trading centre at Calicut.

3. Portuguese were the first to issue Cartaz.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 1 and 3 only
• C. 2 only
• D. 2 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1 and 3 only

Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.

Portuguese Empire established the first European trading centre at Kollam.

The Cartaz (plural cartazes, in Portuguese) was a naval trade license or pass issued by the Portuguese empire in the Indian ocean during the sixteenth century (circa 1502-1750). Its name derives from the Portuguese term 'cartas', meaning letters. The British navicert system of 1939-45 shared similarities with it.