Name the first European country to discover new sea routes to India _________.

England

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France

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Holland

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Portugal

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Solution

The correct option is D Portugal
On May 20, 1498, when the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed in Kozhikode, India, via the Cape of Good Hope, in the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal became the first European country to discover the new sea route to India.

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