Famous Explorers MCQs for Competitive Exams

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Famous Explorers MCQs for Competitive Exams

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Which explorer is responsible for the discovery of the Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay in 1611?
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Which explorer is credited with charting the coasts of New Zealand and discovering New South Wales between 1768 and 1771?
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Who is the explorer credited with discovering parts of Canada and exploring the St. Lawrence River between 1534 and 1536?
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Which explorer is credited with reaching North America for the first time in history around 1000 A.D.?
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Which explorer is credited with mapping parts of the South American coast and the Caribbean between 1497 and 1503?
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Which explorer is credited with the 1642 discovery of New Zealand, Tonga, and the Fiji Islands?
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Which explorer is credited with the expedition that explored regions of Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi in 1539?
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Which explorer is credited with discovering the direct sea route from Europe to India?
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Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, discovered the strait now bearing his name, and named the Pacific Ocean?
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Who was the notable explorer that traveled extensively through China, India, and other parts of Asia between 1271 and 1294?
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