What are the states of the three ideal diodes of the circuit

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What are the states of the three ideal diodes of the circuit shown in figure given below?

1. D₁ ON, D₂ OFF, D₃ OFF
2. D₁ OFF, D₂ ON, D₃ OFF
3. D₁ ON, D₂ OFF, D₃ ON
4. D₁ OFF, D₂ ON, D₃ ON

Correct Option: A

Analysing the circuit we can see that D₁ and D₂ are in forward bias and D₃ is in reverse bias. But no current flows through D₂ because current gets shortest path through D₁.