State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · Question 20

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 using the code given below.

  1. Neither 1 nor 2
  2. Only 1
  3. Only 2
  4. Both 1 and 2
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Answer: (D) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

The treaty ended the War of Austrian Succession and with it the First Carnatic War; Madras, captured by the French in 1746, was restored to the English.