Who discovered the direct sea route to India from Europe?

Christopher Columbus

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Vasco Da Gama

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William Hawkins

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The correct option is B Vasco Da Gama
In 1498 AD, Portuguese sailor Vasco-da-Gama managed to sail past the Cape of Good Hope and reached the Indian coast in Calicut, discovering a direct sea route to India from Europe.

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