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Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1998 GS-I
Question

Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A): After campaigning for nearly two years, Alexander, The Great, left India in 325 B.C.
Reason (R): He was defeated by Chandra Gupta Maurya.

Now, select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: A is true but R is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A is true but R is false”.
Alexander the Great did campaign in the northwestern regions of India and left the Indian subcontinent around 325 B.C. after his troops refused to march further east. Chandragupta Maurya rose to prominence after Alexander’s departure and eventually established the Maurya Empire, but he did not directly defeat Alexander.

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