Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What was the objective of the First Carnatic War?

• A. To establish control throughout the coastal region.
• B. To capture Madras.
• C. To thwart the Portuguese progress in India.
• D. To establish control all over India.

Answer 1

The correct option is B To capture Madras.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The first Carnatic War, betweenthe French and the English in India, started with the French governor Dupleix's request to La Bourdonnais, a French military leader stationed in Mauritius, to invade Madras and capture it.