Q. When did the second voyage of Vasco Da Gama took place in India?
Answer: 1502 AD
Notes: In 1502 AD, the second voyage of Vasco Da Gama took place in India. This time, he demanded that all Muslims should be expelled from Calicut, but his request was turned down.Then, he bombarded the city and captured several vessels and burned others including a pilgrim ship called ‘Miri’ that was sailing from Calicut to Mecca. In 1524 AD, this Portuguese pioneer died of Malaria in Cochin, when he was in India for a short time under the pompous title of Viceroy.