UPPCS Prelims 2025 · GS Paper I: With reference to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, which of the following statements is/are…
With reference to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- 1. The first Carnatic war ended.
- 2. Madras was returned to the British.
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Answer (b) & explanation
Option (b), both 1 and 2, is correct. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ended the War of the Austrian Succession in Europe, and with it the First Carnatic War (1746-48) between the English and French companies in India (statement 1). Madras, captured by the French under La Bourdonnais in 1746, was returned to the British in exchange for Louisbourg in North America (statement 2). Concept: the war showed the power of small, disciplined European forces, as at the Battle of St. Thome (Adyar, 1746). The Second Carnatic War (1749-54) ended with the Treaty of Pondicherry. The Third (1756-63) was decided at Wandiwash (1760) and ended with the Treaty of Paris. Trap: Madras was given back, not kept by the French.
Madras was returned to the British in 1748.
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