SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Rajendra Prasad
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Eugene Dubois
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Julio Cardoso
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Vasco Da Gama
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Detailed explanation-1: -Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hence, we conclude that Vasco da Gama reached in 1498 A.D. during the reign of Zamorin of Calicut.
Detailed explanation-3: -He is credited for the discovery of the sea route to India from Europe. In 1497, King Manuel I sent a Portuguese expedition to India under Vasco-da-Gama in search of a maritime route from Western Europe to the East. This was mainly from the trading point of view. Indian spices were famous all over the world.