- Alexander's invasion of India was in 326 BCE. - Greek scholars documented Alexander's campaigns. - Megasthenes' Indica is a key source for the Mauryan period. - The original Indica is lost and known only through fragments in later writings.
Which of the following statements are correct? 1. Alexander invaded north-western India in 326-327 BCE. 2. He was accompanied by scholars who wrote about his campaign. 3. Megasthenes’ *Indica* is a valuable historical source for Mauryan India. 4. Megasthenes’ *Indica* is survived only in quotations (fragments) by latter writers.
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2018 · Topic: Greek Invasion (Archaeological and Literary Sources on the Greek Invasion)
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