On which island did Christopher Columbus land after sailing west from Spain in his quest to find a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands?

Hawaii

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West Indies

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India

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Philippines

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Solution

The correct option is B West Indies
Christopher Columbus went sailing west, starting from Spain, and discovered America by mistake. He landed on an island that we know today as West Indies. Columbus had thought that he had reached India and called the local people Indians.

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