Q. In the second Carnatic war, Arcot was captured by whom? Answer:
Robert Clive
Notes: In the second Carnatic war (1749-54), Arcot (Capital of Carnatic) was captured by the British forced under Robert Clive. In this war, French forces were defeated by Britsh forces and the war came to an end with the Treaty of Pondicherry, signed in 1754. As per the treaty, both the French and the English agreed not to interfere in the politics of Indian Princes.