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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 the statements given above is/are correct?


A) 1,2 and 3

B) only 3

C) 2 and 3

D) None

Correct Answer:
B) only 3


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