Question

The Second Carnatic war took place between _______ and ______ without the permission of their mother countries.
(A) Russia, India
(B) French, British
(C) India, China
(D) French, India

Answer 1

Hint: The Carnatic war comes under Anglo-French Struggle from 1744-1763 almost 20 years the French and English fought to control the territory, wealth, and trade of India. The second Carnatic war fought in the year 1749-1754 between the French and British.

Complete Step by Step Answer
1. The Second Carnatic war took place between the British and French. In the South, Madras was an important trading centre for the British and nearby Pondicherry for the French. All these territories come under Nawab of the Carnatic region (Coromandel Coast) and Hyderabad administrator was Nizam’s territory.
2. The reason behind the rise of the war situation between British and French is due to dispute succession between Hyderabad and Carnatic Region to choose Nizam of Hyderabad and Nawab of Carnatic Region.
3. In the year 1748 after the death of Nizam-ul-Mulk (Nizam of Hyderabad) a dispute between his son Naseer Jung and his grandson Muzaffar Jung for succession started.
4. At the same time Chanda Sahib in the Carnatic Region was trying to take over Anwar-Ud-Din as Nawab of Carnatic.
5. Now French Governor (Dupleix) got an opportunity to interfere and took advantage. He supported Muzaffar Jung and Chanda Sahib.
6. British also took advantage of this and protected Anwar-Ud-Din and Naseer Jung. Hence the beginning of the war between the British and French.
The result of the Second Carnatic war was indecisive.

So, the correct answer is an option (B): French, British. The second Carnatic war took place between the French and British without the permission of their mother countries.

Note: The reason behind the second Carnatic war was the fight between the British and French took over the territory of India and became more powerful. So, they took advantage of dispute succession between Carnatic Region (Coromandel Coast) and Hyderabad.