Consider the following statements 1 Peshwa Baji Rao I defeated Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jah I of Hyde...........

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Consider the following statements :

1.Peshwa Baji Rao I defeated Nizam-ul-Mulk ( Asaf Jah I) of Hyderabad in the battle of Palkhed .

2. Third Battle of Panipat( 1761) was fought during the Peshwaship of Balaji Baji Rao.

Which of the above statements is /are correct :

1 only

2 only

1 and 2 both

None

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct .

The Battle of Palkhed was fought on February 28, 1728 at the village of Palkhed, near the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra between the Maratha Empire Peshwa, Baji Rao I and the Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I of Hyderabad in which the Marathas defeated the Nizam .

Statement 2 is also correct.

Fought between: Maratha Empire and Durrani Empire (Afghanistan)

People involved: Sadashivrao Bhau (Commander-in-chief of the Maratha Army), Vishwasrao, Malharrao Holkar Vs Ahmad Shah Durrani (also called Ahmad Shah Abdali).

When: 14th January 1761

Where: Panipat (97 km north of Delhi) in modern day Haryana.

Result: Victory for the Afghans.

Durrani got support from the Rohillas of the Doab and Shuja-ud-daulah, the Nawab of Awadh.

Note-- At the time of the battle Balaji Baji Rao was the Peshwa of Marathas