Question

The army of Nawab was defeated by the French in the battle of _______(St. George) near Madras.
A. Pune
B. Adayar
C. Surat
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: It is also known as the First Carnatic War, fought between the French East Indian Company and Mehfuz Khan. The Nawab was furious with the French for the surprise attack on the city of Madras. This led him to move his son, Mehfuz Khan with the entire Mughal army to fight against French.

Complete answer: In October 1746, the Nawab of Arcot sent his troops with his son, Mehfuz Khan to investigate the matter and ask French to return back. The French instead of returning back, broke out of the fort and dispersed the Nawab’s army. Mehfuz Khan then with his army seized St. Thome. They formed a battle line on the river Adyar. Later De la Tour’s army supported the French army and Mehfuz with his army fled and so the Battle of Adyar. This resulted in the consolidation of St. George by the French. This was the whole episode of the Battle of Adyar.
-Battle of Pune which was fought in 1802 near Pune. The battle was fought between the rulers of the Maratha Empire. The forces of Peshwa Bajirao II and Scindia or Shinde were attacked by Holkars. British East India Company had no role in this battle.
-The Battle of Surat or Surat invasion of 1664, broke out between Maharaj Shivaji and Mughal Captain, Inayat Khan. The battle resulted in the plundering of the wealth of Surat by Shivaji.
Thus the correct answer is option A.

Note: The consequence of the Battle of Adyar resulted in the restoration of Madras to the East India Company in 1749. Aix-la-Chapelle, a treaty was signed between Great Britain, Dutch and France.