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Standard IX
Social Science
Discovery of Sea Routes
Christopher C...
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Christopher Columbus set sail across the Ocean in the hope to discover India and ended up discovering America.

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Atlantic
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Pacific
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Indian
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Solution

The correct option is A Atlantic
Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic Ocean, in the hope to discover India that way and ended up discovering America. America has been named after Amerigo Vespucci.

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