The Portuguese captured Goa from the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur in which year?
A. 1498
B. 1503
C. 1510
D. 1520
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa in 1510 from the Bijapur Sultanate, establishing a permanent Portuguese settlement and making it the capital of the Portuguese State of India.
Explanation:
The Cripps Mission was sent to India in March 1942 by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, under Sir Stafford Cripps, to secure Indian cooperation in World War II in exchange for the promise of dominion status after the war.
Explanation:
Sir Cyril Radcliffe was appointed as the Joint Chairman of the two Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal to draw the exact international borders.
Explanation:
The Battle of Buxar (1764) resulted in the British gaining control over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II also came under British protection.
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