Goa College of Home Science launches certificate course to prepare for lasting marriages – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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Goa College of Home Science launches certificate course to prepare for lasting marriages – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Which Portuguese commander captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultan in 1510?

Correct Answer: D [Afonso de Albuquerque]

Explanation:

Albuquerque is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India. Almeida was the first Viceroy ('Blue Water Policy').

2.  
Which Indian military operation freed Goa from Portuguese rule in December 1961?

Correct Answer: B [Operation Vijay]

Explanation:

19 December is Goa Liberation Day. Polo – Hyderabad (1948); Meghdoot – Siachen (1984); Blue Star – Amritsar (1984).

3.  
Konkani, Goa's official language, entered the Eighth Schedule together with which languages?

Correct Answer: D [Manipuri and Nepali]

Explanation:

71st Amendment (1992). Sindhi – 21st Amendment (1967); Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri – 92nd Amendment (2003).

4.  
Which of these is a distinctive feature of the Goa Civil Code?

Correct Answer: B [Spouses co-own assets equally]

Explanation:

'Communion of assets' – each spouse gets half on divorce and one cannot sell property without the other's consent. Civil registration is the proof of marriage.

5.  
Tamil Nadu's marriage-assistance scheme for widow remarriage is named after whom?

Correct Answer: C [Dr Dharmambal]

Explanation:

Dr Dharmambal Ammaiyar Ninaivu scheme. Muthulakshmi Reddy – inter-caste marriage; Annai Theresa – orphan girls; the Moovalur scheme became higher-education aid ('Pudhumai Penn') in 2022.

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