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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 3 only
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: In the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Maratha army led by Sadashivrao Bhau. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat (1526).
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Tipu Sultan was killed in 1799 during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War while defending Srirangapatna.
- Statement 3 is correct: Mir Jafar, the commander-in-chief (Mir Bakshi) of Siraj-ud-Daulah, conspired with Robert Clive and the British East India Company to overthrow the Nawab at the Battle of Plassey (1757).
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