Daily Quiz | On Goa Liberation Day
Celebrated Goan artist and illustrator Mario Miranda. File
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What was the name of the 1961 operation that led to the annexation of Goa in 1961 and from which European country?
Answer : Operation Vijay and Portugal.
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According to one Hindu legend, Goa came into being when an avatar of Vishnu shot an arrow from the Sahyadri mountains into the Arabian Sea. Name the avatar.
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Why is May 30, 1987, important in the history of modern Goa?
Answer : On that date, Goa attained Statehood while Daman and Diu became a separate Union Territory.
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Which popular Goan dish derives its name from its original Portuguese name ‘carne de vinha d’alhos’ (meat with wine and garlic)?
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One of the earliest references to Goa occurs in the inscriptions of King Gudea of Lagash who called it ‘Goa Gubio’ in 2200 BC. Of which famous ancient civilisation was Lagash a part of?
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The father-son duo which won Olympic medals for India albeit in different sports traces its ancestry to Goa. Name them.
Answer : Vece Paes (hockey) and Leander Paes (tennis).
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Who is said to have set foot on Goan soil for the first time on May 6, 1542, and name the WHS in which he is entombed?
Answer : St. Francis Xavier and Basilica of Bom Jesus.
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Brought to Goa by the Portuguese from Brazil, this tree’s seed is an integral part of a spiritous drink indigenous to Goa. Name the tree and the drink.
