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CGPSC 2022 · Question 43 of 100

Correctly match the following: | (a) | Afonso de Albuquerque | (i) | Change of Portuguese headquarter from Cochin to Goa | (b) | Nuno da Cunha | (ii) | Arrival in India in September AD 1500 | (c) | Pedro Alvares Cabral | (iii) | Blue Water Policy | (d) | Francisco de Almeida | (iv) | Acquiring Goa in 1510

General Knowledge

  1. A(a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)
  2. B(a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)Correct
  3. C(a) - (i), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)
  4. D(a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii)

Answer: B. (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

Explanation

Correct answer: (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii) Therefore, (a) Afonso de Albuquerque is correctly matched with (iv) Acquiring Goa in 1510. Based on the historical details provided, the accurate matching of the Portuguese figures with their respective contributions or events is: (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii).

Source: CGPSC 2022 official paper

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