Q251
In which year for the first time Vasco da Gama reached Kozhikkod in Kerala?
A.
1435
B.
1498
AnswerC.
1508
D.
1465
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
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. The fleet arrived in Kappadu near Kozhikode (Calicut), in Malabar Coast (present day Kerala state of India), on 20 May 1498.