NDA 2026 · PYQ · World History / Age of Exploration · medium
Arrange the following in chronological order from the earliest to recent:
I. British East India Company formed
II. Magellan circumnavigated the globe
III. Dutch East India Company formed
IV. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut/Kozhikode
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A.IV, I, II, III
B.IV, II, I, III✓ Correct
C.II, IV, III, I
D.II, IV, I, III
Explanation
The correct chronological order is: IV. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut (1498), II. Magellan's expedition circumnavigated the globe (1519-1522), I. British East India Company was formed (1600), and III. Dutch East India Company was formed (1602). Hence the sequence IV, II, I, III is correct.
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