{"id":21432,"date":"2024-04-15T06:06:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=21432"},"modified":"2024-04-15T06:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:06:07","slug":"in-1492-the-spanish-navigator-who-set-out-on-his-voyage-to-discover-india-but-instead-landed-on-the-soil-of-america-was-a-christopher-columbus-b-vasco-da-gama-c-james-cook-d-none-of-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-1492-the-spanish-navigator-who-set-out-on-his-voyage-to-discover-india-but-instead-landed-on-the-soil-of-america-was-a-christopher-columbus-b-vasco-da-gama-c-james-cook-d-none-of-above\/","title":{"rendered":"In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was : A. Christopher Columbus B. Vasco Da Gama C. James Cook D. 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