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● Option C is correct: The English East India Company was formed on December 31, 1600 by the charter issued by Queen Elizabeth I, which gave the company monopoly to trade in the East Indies for 15 years. ● The Second Carnatic War (1749–54)- war caused due to claiming for the post of nizam of hyderabad and nawab of carnatic region. The French supported the claims of Muzaffar Jang and Chanda Sahib in the Deccan and Carnatic, respectively, while the English sided with Nasir Jang and Anwaruddin. ● Battle of Wandiwash- It was an important battle of Third Anglo-Carnatic war. This battle was won by the English. The French lost possession over Pondicherry, Mahe and Karaikal. ● The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the Third Carnatic war. The French were allowed to use Indian settlements for the purposes of trade and commerce only and banned fortification. The Treaty of Peace of Paris (1763) restored to the French their factories in India. However, the French political influence disappeared after the war. Thereafter, the French confined themselves to their small enclaves. Finally, the English became the supreme European power in the Indian subcontinent.
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