1280Pakistan StudyMedium
Who discovered first of all a direct route to India in 1498 ?
AJohn Mildenhall
BVasco da Gama
CJohn Watts
DJorge White
Correct answer
B. Vasco da Gama
Explanation
Vasco da Gama reaches India. 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.