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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 38

SSC CGL - 9th March 2020 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q38

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In which year did the Portuguese capture Goa?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e 1510 AD.

  • The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510. 
  • Goa was not among the cities Albuquerque had received orders to conquer: he had only been ordered by the Portuguese king to capture Hormuz, Aden, and Malacca.