Q: 134 (IAS/2004)
question_subject:
History
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,129,111,28,129,61,22
keywords:
{'third battle': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'nawab siraj': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'third anglo': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'mysore war': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'mir jafar': [2, 1, 3, 0], 'panipat': [3, 0, 1, 1], 'english': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'ibrahim lodi': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'conspiracy': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'none': [2, 0, 8, 15], 'battle': [5, 1, 0, 1], 'tipu sultan': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'defeat': [0, 0, 3, 3], 'ahmed shah abdali': [1, 0, 1, 0]}
The first statement is incorrect because in Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Maratha Empire not Ibrahim Lodi. This eliminates option 1 and 3 from the possible correct answers.
The second statement is also incorrect. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, not the third. So option 3 is also not a correct answer that confirms that the first and second statements are false.
The third statement is correct. Mir Jafar conspired with the English leading to defeat of the Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey. So option 2 is right which states that only the third statement is correct. Hence, the correct answer is option 2, i.e., 3 only.