Q. Consider the following statements:
1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of NawabSiraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 3 only
Notes: The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat, about 60 miles (97 km) north of Delhi, between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and invading forces of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali, supported by two Indian allies—the RohillasNajib-ud-daulah, Afghans of the Doab.
Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
Mir Jafar served as the commander of Bengali forces under Sirajud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, but betrayed him during the Battle of Plassey and succeeded him after the British victory in 1757.