Origin and Lineage of Regional Indian States

Statement 1 is correct because the Carnatic/Arcot region was an administrative dependency governed under the Subahdar of Hyderabad, eventually becoming independent under the Nawabs of Arcot. Statement 2 is correct because the Wodeyar dynasty established the sovereign Mysore Kingdom directly over territories liberated from the disintegrating Vijayanagara Empire after the battle of Talikota. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Rohilkhand kingdom was carved out by Ali Muhammad Khan from decaying Mughal domains, not from lands seized by the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Durrani. > Both Arcot and Mysore split from larger southern states (Hyderabad and Vijayanagara), while Rohilkhand grew independent from Mughal territories. Answer: (a).