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Vasco-da-Gama came to India in ____ and landed at _____.

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1498, Cochin
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1496, Goa
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1498, Calicut
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1492, Goa
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Solution

The correct option is C 1498, Calicut
The fleet of Vasco-da-Gama arrived Calicut, (present-day the Kerala state of India), on 20 May 1498. There the King of Calicut, the Samudiri received him with traditional hospitality, including a grand procession.

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