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Lally was defeated by Sir Eyre Coote in the decisive battle of Wandiwash in ___________. 

  1. January 1760

  2. January 1762

  3. January 1764

  4. January 1769
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The French forces in south were led by Comte De Lally. The British forces under Sir Eyre Coote, defeated the French in the Battle of Wandiwash in January 1760 and besieged Pondicherry. After Wandiwash, the French capital of Pondicherry fell to the British in 1761. When the Seven Years war ended with The war concluded with the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris or Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763.

 

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Lally was defeated by ___________ in the decisive battle of Wandiwash in January 1760.

  1. Sir Eyre Canning

  2. Sir Eyre Robert

  3. Sir Eyre Coote

  4. None of the above
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The French forces in south were led by Comte De Lally. The British forces under Sir Eyre Coote, defeated the French in the Battle of Wandiwash in January 1760 and besieged Pondicherry. After Wandiwash, the French capital of Pondicherry fell to the British in 1761. When the Seven Years war ended with The war concluded with the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris or Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763.

Multiple choice history the establishment of east india company anglo-french wars carnatic war carnatic wars

After third carnatic war which treaty was signed?

  1. Treaty of Paris

  2. Treaty of Pondichary

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
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After Wandiwash, the French capital of Pondicherry fell to the British in 1761. When the Seven Years war ended with The war concluded with the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris or Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763.

 

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What were the causes for the Second Carnatic War?

  1. Death of the Nizam of Hyderabad and Nawab of Arcot

  2. The issue of succession to power in Hyderabad and Carnatic

  3. The English wanted to establish their sphere of influence

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

The Second Carnatic War was triggered by succession disputes in both Hyderabad (between Nasir Jang and Muzaffar Jang) and the Carnatic (between Anwaruddin and Chanda Sahib), which the French and English exploited to expand their influence.

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The second Carnatic war that took place between A.D 1748-A.D 1754 was connected with?

  1. The succession dispute between Hyder Ali and the Nizam of Hyderabad.

  2. Territorial dispute between The Marathas and The Nizam of Hyderabad.

  3. The succession dispute betwwen the the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Carnatic.

  4. The territorial dispute between the English and the Nawab of Carnatic.
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The second Carnatic war was connected with the succession disputes between the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Carnatic.

Multiple choice history the establishment of east india company anglo-french wars carnatic war carnatic wars

The English East India Company was started in __________.

  1. $1600$ A.D.
  2. $1644$ A.D.
  3. $1664$ A.D.
  4. $1666$ A.D.
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The English East India company was formed in 1600 for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India. The company received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I on 31 December 1600, coming relatively late to trade in the Indies.  It later became involved in politics and acted as an agent of British imperialism in India from the early 18th century to 1857 after which the Crown took over.

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The famous treaty of Aix La Chappele(1748) took place between?

  1. The Marathas and the English.

  2. The Nizam and the English.

  3. Mysore and the English.

  4. The French and the English
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The first Carnatic war came to an end by the treaty of Aix La Chappelle (1748) between the French and the British as a result the English got back Madras.