APPSC Group-I Prelims 2019 Paper I · Question 16

Question 16 of the APPSC Group-I Prelims 2019 Paper I (26 May 2019). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Prelims 2019 · P-I · Q16 · History & Culture · Modern India

   When did Portuguese admiral Vasco da Gama come to Calicut ?

   పోర్చుగీసు అడ్మిరల్ వాస్కోడిగామా కాలికట్ కు ఎప్పుడు వచ్చాడు ?

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   Answer: 1498

   సమాధానం: 1498

   Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in May 1498 via the Cape of Good Hope and was received by the Zamorin, opening the sea route from Europe to India.

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