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Who became the first European to reach the Indian port of Calicut by sea?
AVasco da Gama
BChristopher Columbus
CBartholomew Dias
DFerdinand Magellan
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Vasco da Gama
1. The explorers section identifies the navigator who set sail in 1497 in search of India.
2. Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut (Kozhikode) in 1498 under an Indian navigator's guidance.
3. He later became the first Viceroy of Goa and Kochi under Portuguese rule.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII History, Ch 1 "Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science", §1.5 ¶3_
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