Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Goa attained full statehood in 1987
2. Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat
3. Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India
4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954

Explanation

Statement (d) is incorrect

• Goa became a full-fledged State on 30 May 1987. Diu is an island located off the coast of Gujarat in the Gulf of Khambhat. The 56th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987 granted statehood to Goa and made Daman and Diu a separate Union Territory. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under Portuguese, not French, colonial rule until they were liberated in 1954.

Answer: (d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954