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Person Vasco da Gama
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2021–2026), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 3 years (2021–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2021 → NDA 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2026
Arrange the following in chronological order from the earliest to recent
- British East India Company formed
- Magellan circumnavigated the globe
- Dutch East India Company formed
- Vasco da Gama reached Calicut/Kozhikode
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A IV, I, II, III
- B IV, II, I, III ✓
- C II, IV, III, I
- D III, II, IV, I
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › World History
NDA2022
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company
- Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE2021
Consider the following statements
- It was during the reign of Iltutmish that Chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince
- It was during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq that Taimur occupied Multan and crossed the Indus
- It was during the reign of Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire that Vasco da Gama reached the coast of Kerala
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only ✓
- B 1 and 2
- C 3 only
- D 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
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