Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Indian literary sources are silent on the issue of Alexander’s invasion of India.
2. Chandragupta Maurya is identified as Sandrocotus in the Greek sources.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Remarkably, Alexander's invasion of India finds no mention in the contemporary Indian literature. Only, the Greek historians that accompanied him, mention his exploits in the subcontinent. So, statement 1 is correct. It is mentioned in the Greek sources that Prince Sandrocotus came to meet Alexander and he was crowned in 322 BCE. Once, Chandragupta Maurya was identified as Sandrocotus, it served as a reference point to establish chronology of kings and dynasties of ancient India. So, statement 2 is also correct.