Q. In which year Vasco da Gama arrived in India?
Answer: 1498
Notes: Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, first reached India in 1498. Sailing around the Cape of Good Hope with a fleet of four ships, he made landfall at Calicut on the southwestern coast of India on May 20, 1498, thus discovering a direct maritime route between Europe and India and founding the first European trade routes that connected Europe, Africa and Asia by sea. His epic journey marked the beginning of a new era of globalization and direct European involvement in Indian affairs.