Multiple choice general knowledge history

05) Who defeated Timur Shah Durrani in a battle at Punjab?

  1. Murarbaji Deshpande

  2. Raghunath Rao

  3. Shah Alam

  4. Ahmed Shah Afdali.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Raghunath Rao, the younger brother of Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, led the Maratha expedition to Punjab in 1750s and defeated Timur Shah Durrani (Abdali's son). Murarbaji died earlier, Shah Alam was a Mughal emperor, and Ahmed Shah Abdali (Durrani) was Timur's father, not the one defeated.

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