Consider the map given below : The map shows the sea voyage route followed by

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Q: 66 (IAS/1994)
Consider the map given below : The map shows the sea voyage route followed by

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'sea voyage route': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'ferdinand magellan': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'map': [0, 7, 2, 0], 'john cabot': [1, 1, 2, 0], 'thomas cook': [0, 1, 0, 1], 'vasco da gama': [5, 1, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 2: Ferdinand Magellan.

Let`s go through each option:

Option 1: Thomas Cook was famous for founding a travel company, Thomas Cook & Son. He didn`t go on voyages to discover routes or new land.

Option 2: Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. The map likely displays the route Magellan took during this famous expedition.

Option 3: John Cabot was a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England disputed the Columbus discoveries. His route was primarily through the North Atlantic.

Option 4: Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. His route doesn`t match with the one on the map.

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