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Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: The First Carnatic War showed that disciplined land forces and naval power could outweigh conventional numerical strength in India.<br/><br/>Consider the following statements in support of the assertion:<br/><br/>1. A small French army under Captain Paradise defeated the much larger army of Mahfuz Khan at St. Thome.<br/>2. The war demonstrated the importance of naval force in the Anglo-French conflict in the Deccan.<br/>3. The Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle returned Madras to the English and restored North American territories to the French.<br/><br/>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
  1. Arrange the following developments in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Shah Shuja allowed…
  2. Arrange the following developments in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Banda Bahadur…
  3. Arrange the following events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. The Compagnie des Indes…
  4. Arrange the following events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. The French captured…
  5. Arrange the following events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Shahu was released from…
  6. Assertion: The eighteenth-century regional states weakened Mughal authority but failed to establish a stable…