Which country people discovered a direct sea route to India?

Portuguese

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Germans

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The French

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Solution

The correct option is A Portuguese
Portuguese were the first to discover a direct sea route to India from Europe via Atlantic Ocean. The voyage was undertaken by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who on May 17, 1498, landed in near Calicut in Kerala.

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