Question

Goa, Daman and Diu were under the control of a foreign power?
A.French
B.Portuguese
C. Dutch
D.English

Answer 1

Hint:Goa, Daman, and Diu were a part of the union territory of India from 19 December 1961 . These three places are situated on the western coastal area near Maharashtra and Gujarat. These areas were taken over by the first foreigners who established sea-route to India. Even though they first landed in Kozhikode, Kerala in 1497 and created their first fort in Kochi, these three and the region in Dadra and Nagar Haveli were the main colonies.

Complete answer:
Goa, Daman, and Diu were a part of the union territory of India from 19 December 1961 . These three places are situated on the western coastal area near Maharashtra and Gujarat. These areas were taken over by the first foreigners who established sea-route to India. Even though they first landed in Kozhikode, Kerala in 1497 and created their first fort in Kochi, these three and the region in Dadra and Nagar Haveli were the main colonies.
Complete answer: Goa, Daman, and Diu were the three places to establish as a Portuguese colony. The territory was incorporated into India after the annexation of Portuguese India in 1961 . In the beginning, the territory was divided into three districts, Goa, Daman, and Diu, and the combined capital was at Panjim. In 1987 Goa became a state, and Daman and Diu were made a separate union territories.
 The name Daman is derived from the Daman Ganga River situated in Gujrat, Diu is from the Sanskrit word dvipa, meaning “island.” The Portuguese claimed the power over Daman and Diu as part of their bigger scheme of controlling trade in the territory of the Indian Ocean. In 1535 Under a treaty with Sultan Bahādu Shah of Gujarat, the Portuguese built a fort at Diu. They stayed within the Portuguese rule for more than four decades, though the decline of the Portuguese empire in Asia greatly diminished their strategic significance.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:The French colonies are mainly located in Pondicherry which has become a union territory. The Dutch didn’t create any colonies but they were major traders in the Coromandel port situated on the coastal region of modern day Karnataka. English or the direct British rule officially started in 1858 until the independence of India.