Important World Personalities

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Q1.Who is credited with the European discovery of America in 1492?

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A Christopher Columbus
B Amerigo Vespucci
C John Cabot
D Leif Erikson
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Correct Answer: A

Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492.

Q2.Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

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A Ferdinand Magellan
B Christopher Columbus
C James Cook
D Vasco da Gama
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Correct Answer: A

Magellan expedition completed the first circumnavigation, finished by Elcano.

Q3.Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

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A Vasco da Gama
B Christopher Columbus
C Ferdinand Magellan
D Marco Polo
Explorers PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in India by sea in 1498.

Q4.Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

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A Roald Amundsen
B Robert Scott
C Ernest Shackleton
D James Cook
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Correct Answer: A

Roald Amundsen of Norway reached the South Pole in December 1911.

Q5.Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

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A Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
B Reinhold Messner
C George Mallory
D Junko Tabei
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Correct Answer: A

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Everest on 29 May 1953.