Multiple choice

The first to come and the last to leave India were _____.

  1. the Portuguese

  2. the French

  3. the English

  4. the Dutch
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Explanation

The Portuguese were the first European colonial power to arrive in India in 1510 when they captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate under Afonso de Albuquerque. They were also the last to leave in December 1961 when the Indian military launched Operation Vijay to liberate Goa, Daman, and Diu from Portuguese rule.

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