The Advent of the Europeans in India: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on The Advent of the Europeans in India (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2000Modern History · The Advent of the Europeans in India
Q1. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
Explanation
Statement (a) is correct: Goa attained full statehood on May 30, 1987 to become the 25th state of India. Statement (b) is correct: Diu is indeed an island located in the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay), off the coast of Gujarat. It was part of Portuguese India until 1961. Statement (c) is correct: The 56th Amendment of the Constitution of 1987 led to Goa becoming a full-fledged state, while Daman and Diu continued as a Union Territory. Statement (d) is incorrect: Dadra and Nagar Haveli were not under French colonial rule. They were under Portuguese rule until 1954 when local freedom fighters and activists liberated the region and integrated into India in 1961.
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(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.
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