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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.

Options

  1. AIV, I, II, III
  2. BIV, II, I, III
  3. CII, IV, III, I
  4. DII, IV, I, III

Correct answer

B. IV, II, I, III

Step-by-step solution

Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498 . Magellan's expedition circumnavigated the globe between 1519 and 1522 . The British East India Company was formed in 1600 . The Dutch East India Company was formed in 1602 . The correct chronological order is IV, II, I, III. Answer: IV, II, I, III

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