Which of the following is the Island discovered by Columbus?

Andaman and Nicobar

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West Indies

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Peru

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East Indies

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Solution

The correct option is B West Indies
Europeans started exploring sea routes to India around the 15th century. Christopher Columbus went sailing west, starting from Spain, and discovered America by mistake. He landed on an island that is known as ‘West Indies’ today, in the Caribbean Sea. Peru is a not an Island.

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