Who discovered the sea route to India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Vasco da Gama in 1498
The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon in 1497, went round the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa and reached Calicut (Kozhikode) on the Malabar coast in May 1498. His voyage opened the first sea route from Europe to India and began Portuguese trade and power in the Indian Ocean.