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Which port city was the first Portuguese colony in India ?

  1. Kochi

  2. Chennai

  3. Goa

  4. Kolkata
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Explanation

Goa was the first Portuguese territorial colony in India, conquered by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510 and serving as the headquarters of the Portuguese Estado da Índia. While Kochi had an earlier Portuguese factory (1500), Goa was their first proper colonial possession and administrative center.

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