Soon after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, London merchants presented a petition to Queen Elizabeth I for permission to sail to the Indian Ocean. The permission was granted, and despite the defeat of the English Armada in 1589, on 10 April 1591 three ships sailed from Torbay around the Cape of Good Hope to the Arabian Sea on one of the earliest English overseas Indian expeditions. One of them, Edward Bonventure, then sailed around Cape Comorin and on to the Malay Peninsula and subsequently returned to England in 1594. COUNT 7
QSN1 The Spanish Armada suffered a defeat in what year? ANS1 1588 QSN2 What was the first year the London merchants were granted permission to sail the Indina Ocean? ANS2 1589 QSN3 Who did the London merchants petition to get permission to sail the Indian Ocean? ANS3 Queen Elizabeth I QSN4 how many ships sailed Torbay? ANS4 three QSN5 who returned to england after sailing around Cape Comorin? ANS5 Edward Bonventure QSN6  in this paragraph the Spanish Armada suffered a defeat in what year? ANS6 1588 QSN7 how many ships sailed  from Torbay? ANS7 three