Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Modern Histoy

Question:

In which year was Goa liberated from the Portuguese and made a composite Union Territory along with Daman & Diu?

Options:

1947

1950

1959

1961

Correct Answer:

1961

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → 1961

Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule and made a composite Union Territory along with Daman & Diu in 1961.

The liberation was the result of Operation Vijay, a 36-hour military action launched by the Indian Armed Forces that ended 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule.