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Question
Find the incorrect pair from group ‘B’ and write the correct ones:
Options
Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’ Ferdinand Magellan The first seafarer to come to India. Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’ Samuel de Champlain French navigator who established French colonies in North America. Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’ Captain James Cook Officer of the British Navy who set foot in New Zealand and Australia. Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’ Da Bougainvillea Reached Tahiti after crossing the Pacific Ocean.
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Solution
- Incorrect pair: Ferdinand Magellan - The first seafarer to come to India.
- Correct pair: Ferdinand Magellan - The first traveller to circumnavigate the earth.
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