Alexander's Campaign
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
1998
Evidence Source
LinkID: HIS_ANC_1998_112 Ref: Standard Educational Reference
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.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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Correct Option: C
Alexander left India in 325 BCE due to a troop mutiny, not because of a defeat by Chandragupta Maurya. The two never met in battle.