With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- 1.The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State.
- 2.The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire.
- 3.Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani.
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong per the key: the Carnatic (Arcot) Nawabship was created as a Mughal province under Aurangzeb, before Hyderabad State existed. Statement 2 is correct: the Wodeyars of Mysore were feudatories of Vijayanagara and became independent after its decline. Statement 3 is wrong: Rohilkhand was carved out of Mughal territory by Ali Mohammad Khan, not from Durrani's lands. So only 2.
Watch for: Arcot's Nawabs were later under the Nizam's nominal authority, which makes statement 1 look right.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Nawabship of Arcot was not carved out of Hyderabad.
- C. Wrong because Rohilkhand did not come from Ahmad Shah Durrani's territories.
- D. Wrong because statement 3 is false.
Source to check: Bipan Chandra, History of Modern India, Chapter 1 (Decline of the Mughal Empire and rise of regional states); Spectrum, A Brief History of Modern India, chapter on regional kingdoms
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