The Carnatic Wars

Q. Assertion (A): The French were defeated by the British in the Third Carnatic War.
Reason (R): The financial position of the French worsened.

1. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. Arrange the following battles in chronological order:

1. Battle of Plassey
2. Battle of Buxar
3. Battle of Bedera
4. First Carnatic War

Q. What was the objective of the First Carnatic War?

1. To capture Madras.
2. To establish control throughout the coastal region.
3. To establish control all over India.
4. To thwart the Portuguese progress in India.

Q. What treaty was signed as a result of the Second Carnatic War?

1. Treaty of Mangalore
2. Treaty of Seringapatam
3. Treaty of Pondicherry
4. Treaty of Madras

Q. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was.

1. La Bourdonnais
2. Captain Paradise
3. Dupleix
4. Count-de-Lally

Q. What concept was first proposed by Robert Clive to allow better governance?

1. Annexation policies
2. Diwani rights
3. Dual Government
4. Mansabdari System

Q. The first Carnatic war was ended by the treaty of Aix- La- Chapple in the year ______.

1. 1748
2. 1749
3. 1743
4. 1744

Q. By the eighteenth century, A and B had withdrawn from India due to stiff competition, while X and Y had gained the upper hand. X and Y fought many wars on the Indian soil for supremacy. Identify X and Y.

1. X=British Y=Danish
2. X=Portuguese Y= French
3. X=Portuguese Y= Dutch
4. X=British Y= French

Q.

Explain about the Anglo French Rivalry.

Q. After the war, the French power in India was declined.

1. First Carnatic
2. Second Carnatic
3. Third Carnatic

Q. On which date did the members of the third estate assemble in the Versailles indoor tennis court?

1. 2nd June 1789
2. 28th June 1789
3. 15th June 1789
4. 20th June 1789

Q. The British won the First Carnatic War fought against the French.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following:

1. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
2. Treaty of Paris
3. Treaty of Pondicherry

Q. Who won the Second and the Third Carnatic War?

1. British
2. French
3. Danish
4. Portuguese