Q. The pioneers of Ocean trade with India were______?
Answer: Portuguse
Notes: Portuguese were the first to come to India to establish trade relationship. In 1498, Vasco Da Gama came to Calicut (Present Day Kerala). He stayed India for three months and carried back with a rich cargo. That time the importance of pepper trade was realized for the first time by the Europeans.

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