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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A. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Option c is the correct answer
Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia, was the king of Macedonia from 336 to 323 BC. Alexander came to India in 327 B.C and stayed in India for 2 years. In 325 B.C he left India. During his return, Alexander died of typhoid in Babylon. Hence Assertion is correct. The most famous of Alexander's encounters in India was with Porus, ruler of the region between Jhelum and Beas. The two armies met in the battle of Hydaspes in which Porus was imprisoned. Alexander restored his throne on the condition of accepting his suzerainty. Alexander did not face Chandra Gupta Maurya during his Indian conquest. Therefore, Reason is incorrect.