RRB NTPC CBT-1 previous year question
Who led the Portuguese expedition that first landed in Calicut, India, in 1498?
Asked in RRB NTPC 2026 — 18 June Shift 2 · General Awareness
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Correct answer: (A) Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama led the Portuguese expedition that first landed at Calicut (Kozhikode) on the Malabar coast of India in May 1498, opening the direct sea route from Europe to India.
हिंदी में प्रश्न
1498 में भारत के कालीकट में सबसे पहले कदम रखने वाले पुर्तगाली अभियान का नेतृत्व किसने किया था?
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सही उत्तर: (A) पेड़ो अल्वारेस कैब्रल (Pedro Alvares Cabral) ।
वास्को दा गामा ने मई 1498 में पुर्तगाली अभियान का नेतृत्व करते हुए भारत के मालाबार तट पर कालीकट (कोझिकोड) में पहली बार उतरकर यूरोप से भारत तक सीधा समुद्री मार्ग खोला।
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