With reference to Carnatic wars, consider the following statements:
1. The French East India Company defeated the English East India Company to occupy Madras in 1746.
2. The Nizam of Hyderabad granted the territories of Northern Sarkars to the French East India Company.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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With reference to Carnatic wars, consider the following statements:
1. The French East India Company defeated the English East India Company to occupy Madras in 1746.
2. The Nizam of Hyderabad granted the territories of Northern Sarkars to the French East India Company.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: During the First Carnatic War (1746&ndash;1748), the French East India Company under the command of Dupleix successfully captured Madras from the English East India Company in 1746. However, after the war ended and the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) was signed, Madras was returned to the British.

Statement 2 is correct: As part of the broader strategic alliance between the French East India Company and the Nizam of Hyderabad during the First Carnatic War, the Nizam granted the Northern Sarkars (a collection of territories along the eastern coast) to the French in return for French support against the British.

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With reference to Carnatic wars, consider the following statements: 1. The French East India Company defeated the English East India Company to occupy Madras in 1746. 2. The Nizam of Hyderabad granted the territories of Northern Sarkars to the French East India Company. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2