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:

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.