Discovery of Sea Routes

Q. Where did Vasco da Gama land in India?

1. Bombay
2. Calicut
3. Daman
4. Diu

Q.

When did Columbus discover America?

1. 1498

2. 1563

3. 1458

4. 1492

Q. Christopher Columbus set sail across the Ocean in the hope to discover India and ended up discovering America.

1. Atlantic
2. Pacific
3. Arctic
4. Indian

Q. America is named after ____.

1. Bartholomew Diaz
2. Amerigo Vespucci
3. Christopher Columbus
4. Vasco da Gama

Q. Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut in 1498 CE.

1. True
2. False

Q. The first European people who came in India were

1. The Portguese
2. The French
3. The Dutch
4. The English

Q. King gave permission to Vasco da Gama to trade in his land when he landed in Calicut in 1498 CE.

1. Zamorin
2. Jahangir
3. Akbar
4. Tipu Sultan