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Person Afonso de Albuquerque
Asked 2 times in CSE, peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 1 years (2022–2022)
Across exams
CSE · 2How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CSE2022
With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements
- The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers
- Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate
- The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only ✓
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE
Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of
- A Bijapur ✓
- B Golkonda
- C Ahmadnagar
- D Vijayanagar
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
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