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Who discovered the sea route to India?

Vasco de Gama in 1498

Sir Hopkins in 1698

Columbus in 1506

Magellan in 1506

✅ Correct Option: 1

Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope, arriving at Calicut in 1498.

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Mahavir died at the age of 72 in 468 BC in :

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Who among the following was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?

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In which year was the Quit India movement launched against British rule?

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Which famous chinese writter visited India in fifth century A.D. ?

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What was the main reason for Russia's starting of war against Ukraine ?

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Arrange the following international events in chronological sequence of their occurrence.

(A) Fall of the Berlin Wall

(B) Apartheid ends in South Africa

(D) Establishment of the United Nations

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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