Consider the following statements regarding the outbreak of the First Carnatic War in India:
1. It was merely an extension of the Anglo-French rivalry triggered by the Austrian War of Succession in Europe.
2. The immediate provocation in India was the seizure of French ships by the English fleet under Commodore Barnet.
3. The Nawab of Carnatic actively supported the English from the very first day of the conflict.
Which of the statements are correct?

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Statement 3 is incorrect. Anwar-ud-din, the Nawab, initially wanted to maintain strict neutrality and forbade both parties from fighting in his territory.

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