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Q. Consider the following statements:
  1. The Portuguese were the first European power to reach India by sea.
  2. Vasco da Gama was the first Portuguese to reach Calicut in 1498.
  3. Prince Henry the Navigator accompanied Vasco da Gama to India.
  4. The Dutch reached the Indian Ocean before the Portuguese.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Only 1 & 2
Notes: The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India by sea, and Vasco da Gama was the first to land at Calicut in 1498. Prince Henry the Navigator did not travel to India and died in 1460. The Dutch arrived in the Indian Ocean after the Portuguese. Thus, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
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