UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies

Question 134: History and Culture

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 Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.

Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

a1, 2 and 3

b3 only

c2 and 3

dNone

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Only statement 3 is correct. The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought by Ahmad Shah Abdali against the Marathas; Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat (1526). Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799), not the Third. Mir Jafar conspired with the English against Siraj-ud-daulah before Plassey (1757).

1. Abdali fought the Marathas in 1761; Ibrahim Lodi fell to Babur in 1526.
2. Tipu died in the Fourth Mysore War, in 1799.
3. Mir Jafar plotted with the English before Plassey.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Statements 1 and 2 are false.
(b) Correct: only statement 3 holds.
(c) Statement 2 is false.
(d) Statement 3 is true, so this is wrong.

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