Question

Q. With reference to the Advent of Europeans in India, which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect: The Ottoman Empire had led to a blockade on the silk route, after the fall of Constantinople, thereby forcing Europeans to find an alternate route to trade with India.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: Vasco Da Gama reached near Kozhikode, after circumnavigating through the Cape of Good Hope in 1498.
• Statement 3 is incorrect: On May 20th, 1498, Vasco da Gama reached Kappad, near Kozhikode, which was then part of the Kingdom of the Zamorin (Samuthiri Raja) of Calicut. He was welcomed by Zamorin.