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Q: When was Goa captured by the Portuguese?
  • A. 1605 AD
  • B. 1590 AD
  • C. 1510 AD
  • D. 1485 AD
Correct Answer: Option C - Goa was Portugal's first territorial possession in Asia, captured by Alfonso de Albuquerque with the help of Thimmayya. Goa became a Portuguese colony in 1510, when Admiral Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Sultan of Bijapur, Yusuf Adil Shah. After defeating Adil Shah, it served as the main Portuguese base in the East for four and a half centuries. On 19 December, 1961 Goa was liberated and made a composite union territory with Daman and Diu. On 30 May, 1987, Goa was conferred statehood and Daman and Diu was made a separate union territory.
C. Goa was Portugal's first territorial possession in Asia, captured by Alfonso de Albuquerque with the help of Thimmayya. Goa became a Portuguese colony in 1510, when Admiral Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Sultan of Bijapur, Yusuf Adil Shah. After defeating Adil Shah, it served as the main Portuguese base in the East for four and a half centuries. On 19 December, 1961 Goa was liberated and made a composite union territory with Daman and Diu. On 30 May, 1987, Goa was conferred statehood and Daman and Diu was made a separate union territory.

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Goa was Portugal's first territorial possession in Asia, captured by Alfonso de Albuquerque with the help of Thimmayya. Goa became a Portuguese colony in 1510, when Admiral Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Sultan of Bijapur, Yusuf Adil Shah. After defeating Adil Shah, it served as the main Portuguese base in the East for four and a half centuries. On 19 December, 1961 Goa was liberated and made a composite union territory with Daman and Diu. On 30 May, 1987, Goa was conferred statehood and Daman and Diu was made a separate union territory.