Question

The Carnatic Wars were fought in _________.
a. 1736 - 1744
b. 1740 - 1744
c. 1746 - 1763
d. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The Carnatic wars were fought between French East India Company and the British East India Company. The fights were mostly aimed at achieving territory and succession.

Complete Answer:
The Carnatic Wars were like a series of military contests fought for control of the coastal strip of eastern India from Nellore i.e. from North of Madras, now Chennai. The Carnatic Wars were fought three times during the years 1746 - 1748, 1749 - 1754 and 1756 - 1763.
The first Carnatic war led British to capture Madras in exchange for French fortress of Louisbourg In North America, which was given to the French. The European troops demolished many temples in South India and also killed thousands of Malayalis and Tamil civilians.
The second Carnatic war was a proxy war in which The French initially were able to capture Arcot but afterwards Robert Clive led British troops and captured Arcot.
The last Carnatic war resulted in signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 which allowed the French to manufacture goods in India but not administer the factories. The French agreed to serve The British clients eventually ending the French ambitions of ruling India and making The British the dominant power in India.
Let’s look at the given options:
a. 1736 - 1744 isn’t the correct option as the First Carnatic War was fought in 1746.
b. 1740 - 1744 is an incorrect answer as the Carnatic Wars started in 1746 and ended in 1763.
c. 1746 - 1763 is the correct answer as the wars were fought during that period leading to The British becoming the supreme power in India.
d. None of these is not the correct answer as we have option c as the correct answer.
Hence, option ‘c. 1746 - 1763’ is the correct answer.

Note: The word ‘Carnatic’ refers to the region in south India which was occupied by Kannada - speaking people now known as Karnataka. The Carnatic Wars paved the way for the East India Company to rule over India.