MCQ PracticeSingle Best AnswerTopic: First in the World
Q
First European to invade India
Question ID
#4986
Subchapter
First in the World
Action
Choose one option below
Choose Your Answer
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A
Alexander the Great ✔✖
B
Mahmoud of Ghazni ✔✖
C
Timur ✔✖
D
Vasco da Gama ✔✖
A
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Alexander the
Great (326 BC)
The first European to invade India was Alexander the Great in 326 BC. However, other Europeans would later invade India, including the Portuguese in the 16th century and the British in the 18th and 19th centuries.