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Which explorer organised the first attempt to circumnavigate the Earth?
AFerdinand Magellan
BMarco Polo
CVasco da Gama
DCaptain James Cook
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ferdinand Magellan
1. The text profiles explorers funded by European monarchs.
2. Ferdinand Magellan, planned by King Charles I of Spain, led the first circumnavigation expedition.
3. Magellan was killed in the Philippines but his crew completed the voyage.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII History, Ch 1 "Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science", §1.5 ¶5_
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