Indian Sailors and Explorers

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Who was the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Magellan Elcano


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Magellan Elcano was a Spanish explorer who completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1522.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Malabar Coast?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Zheng He


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Zheng He was a Chinese explorer who led several voyages to the Malabar Coast in the 15th century.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Americas?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Amerigo Vespucci


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who led several voyages to the Americas in the 15th century.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Pacific Ocean?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. James Cook


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe in 1522.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Indian Ocean?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Ibn Battuta


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who led the first voyage to India around the Cape of Good Hope in 1498.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Arctic Ocean?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Roald Amundsen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Antarctic Ocean?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Ernest Shackleton


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ernest Shackleton was an Irish explorer who led several expeditions to the Antarctic in the early 20th century.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Mediterranean Sea?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Marco Polo


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who traveled to China and other parts of Asia in the 13th century.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Black Sea?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Athanasius Nikitin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Athanasius Nikitin was a Russian explorer who traveled to India in the 15th century.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Caspian Sea?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Afonso de Albuquerque


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Afonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese explorer who led several expeditions to India in the 16th century.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Red Sea?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. John Cabot


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Cabot was an Italian explorer who led several voyages to North America in the 15th century.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Persian Gulf?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Vasco Núñez de Balboa


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Arabian Sea?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Pedro Álvares Cabral


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer who led the first voyage to Brazil in 1500.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Bay of Bengal?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Bartolomeu Dias


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.

Which Indian sailor is known for his voyage to the Andaman Sea?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira was a Spanish explorer who led several expeditions to the Pacific Ocean in the 16th century.

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