History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
'Estado Da India' is popularly known as:
APortuguese East India Company ✓ Correct
BDutch East India Company
CEnglish East India Company
DFrench East India Company
Correct answer: (A) Portuguese East India Company — It is known as the Portuguese East India Company, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It is known as the Portuguese East India Company, so that is the answer.
★Estado Da India is popularly known as the Portuguese East India Company.
★It was the name the Portuguese gave to that part of their empire stretching from India to East Asia.
★Estado Da India was formed in 1505.
★Francisco de Almeida was appointed as the first Viceroy of the Portuguese company.
★His vision was to make the Portuguese masters of the Indian Ocean, a policy known as the Blue Water Policy.
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