History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2012 History
Which of the following statements about the activities of the Portuguese traders in India during the early sixteenth century is not correct?
AThe Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India via the Red Sea route ✓ Correct
BThe Portuguese made huge profits by selling Indian spices in European markets
CThe Portuguese captured many places on the coasts of the Indian Ocean and built their fortresses there
DThe Portuguese declared that other traders could not bring their ships into the Indian Ocean without their permission
Correct answer: (A) The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India via the Red Sea route — The claim that the Portuguese reached India via the Red Sea route is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that the Portuguese reached India via the Red Sea route is not correct, so that is the answer.
★Vasco da Gama reached India in 1498 by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope across the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
★He landed at Calicut on the Kerala coast, not by way of the Red Sea.
★The Portuguese did make great profits selling Indian spices in Europe.
★They seized ports such as Goa and built fortresses along the Indian Ocean coasts.
★Through the cartaz system they forced other traders to sail only with their permission.
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