Forces Shaping the Modern world NDA Questions

Forces Shaping the Modern world MCQ Questions

1.
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in the year:
A.
1492
B.
1498
C.
1488
D.
1522
ANSWER :
B. 1498
2.
Vasco da Gama landed on the Indian coast at:
A.
Goa
B.
Cochin
C.
Surat
D.
Calicut
ANSWER :
D. Calicut
3.
Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in the year:
A.
1488
B.
1502
C.
1492
D.
1498
ANSWER :
C. 1492
4.
Christopher Columbus undertook his voyages under the sponsorship of:
A.
England
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
France
ANSWER :
B. Spain
5.
Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he died before its completion?
A.
Ferdinand Magellan
B.
Bartholomeu Dias
C.
Vasco da Gama
D.
Christopher Columbus
ANSWER :
A. Ferdinand Magellan
6.
Magellan's expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in:
A.
1510
B.
1498
C.
1492
D.
1522
ANSWER :
D. 1522