Vasco-de-Gama was a Portuguese explorer who reached India by sea. Christopher Columbus, an Italian, sailed under the patronage of the Spanish monarchs. Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, and cartographer. Abel Tasman was a Dutch explorer known for his voyages on behalf of the Dutch East India Company.
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List-I (Voyagers) List-II (Countries) Vasco-de-Gama 1. Spain Christopher Columbus 2. Portugal Captain Cook 3. Holland Tasman 4. Great Britain Code : A B C D
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1994 · Topic: Age of Discovery and European Expansion (Key Explorers and their Voyages (Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot))
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