Which sailor was the first to cross the Equator?

(a)

Henry, the Navigator

(b)

Lopo Gonzalves

(c)

Lopo Gonzalves

(d)

Christopher Columbus

_______named the sea as Pacific Ocean as it was very calm.

(a)

Columbus

(b)

Amerigo Vespucci

(c)

Ferdinand Magellan

(d)

Vasco-da-gama

The continent of America was named after________

(a)

Amerigo Vespucci

(b)

Christopher Columbus

(c)

Vasco da Gama

(d)

Hernando Cortez

_______was the headquarters of the Portuguese possession in the East.

(a)

Manila

(b)

Bombay

(c)

Pondicherry

(d)

Goa

Which among the following plants were introduced from America to Europe?

(a)

Sugarcane

(b)

Sweet Potato

(c)

Rice

(d)

Wheat