Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation
Who one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: C
Concept
Distinguishing between the soldiers/historians of Alexander's campaign (326 BCE) and later Greek ambassadors to the Mauryan court.Explanation
Nearchus (Admiral), Onesicritus, and Aristobulus were contemporaries and companions of Alexander. Deimachus was the successor to Megasthenes as an ambassador to Bindusara (Mauryan King).Logical Breakup
Nearchus (A): Alexander's admiral who explored the Persian Gulf.
Onesicritus & Aristobulus (B&D): Historians who accompanied the invasion and wrote eyewitness accounts.
Deimachus (C): Sent by Seleucid ruler Antiochus I to the court of Bindusara, roughly 25-30 years after Alexander's death.