Q67 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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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.Select the correct answer from the code given below:

A Only 2
B Neither 1 nor 2
C Both 1 and 2
D Only 1

Correct answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

  1. A

    Only 2

    Only 2. The war-end limb is also keyed.

  2. B

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Neither. Both textbook lines hold.

  3. C

    Both 1 and 2

    Both 1 and 2. Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ended the War of the Austrian Succession and, in India, the First Carnatic War. Madras, taken by the French (1746), was restored to the British.

  4. D

    Only 1

    Only 1. The Madras restoration is also keyed.

Summary. Official key is (c) both. 1748 treaty: First Carnatic War ends; Madras back to the British. Also note: La Bourdonnais / Dupleix — Madras captured 1746; Pondicherry — French HQ; not swapped in this treaty the same way; Second Carnatic — 1749–54; after this peace; Paris 1763 — Ends Third Carnatic / Seven Years’ War.