The question asks for the specific year when Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India. This is a factual question related to historical exploration.
Correct Option: B) 1498
Vasco da Gama successfully completed his voyage and landed in Calicut, India, on May 20, 1498. This event is widely recognized as the discovery of the sea route to India from Europe.
The question asks about the landing spot of Vasco da Gama, a significant event in Indian history concerning European arrival. To answer this, one needs to recall the historical facts related to his first voyage to India.
Correct Option: D) Calicut — Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut (Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast of India in May 1498, marking the first direct sea route from Europe to India.
The question asks for the year Christopher Columbus first reached the Americas. This is a direct factual recall question from world history.
Correct Option: C) 1492 is the historically recognized year when Christopher Columbus first reached the Americas.
The question asks to identify the European country that sponsored Christopher Columbus's famous voyages across the Atlantic. This is a direct historical fact related to the Age of Exploration.
B) Spain — Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages, providing him with ships, crew, and provisions for his expeditions across the Atlantic.
The question asks to identify the explorer who initiated the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe but did not complete it himself. This requires knowledge of major historical voyages of exploration.
Correct Option: A) Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, starting in 1519. Although he died in the Philippines in 1521, his expedition, under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcano, completed the circumnavigation in 1522.
The question asks for the year in which Magellan's expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. This is a historical fact related to the Age of Discovery.
Correct Option: D) 1522 — Magellan's expedition, though Magellan himself did not complete it, successfully circumnavigated the globe with the return of the ship Victoria in 1522.