Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: The First Carnatic War showed that disciplined land forces and naval power could outweigh conventional numerical strength in India.

Consider the following statements in support of the assertion:

  1. A small French army under Captain Paradise defeated the much larger army of Mahfuz Khan at St. Thome.
  2. The war demonstrated the importance of naval force in the Anglo-French conflict in the Deccan.
  3. The Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle returned Madras to the English and restored North American territories to the French.

Which of the statements given above support the assertion?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 2 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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