History · From State to Empire
UGC NET November 2017 History
Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct code.
- 1. Assassination of Philippus, Alexander's satrap in the upper Sindh valley
- 2. Burning of Persepolis by Alexander
- 3. Fight between Alexander and Porus
- 4. Treaty of Triparadisus
A1, 3, 4, 2
B2, 1, 3, 4
C2, 4, 1, 3
D2, 3, 1, 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 2, 3, 1, 4 — The correct order is 2, 3, 1, 4.
Explanation
★The correct order is 2, 3, 1, 4.
★The burning of Persepolis by Alexander came first.
★The fight between Alexander and Porus came next, in 326 B.C.
★The assassination of Philippus, his satrap in the upper Sindh valley, followed.
★The Treaty of Triparadisus came last, in 321 B.C.
★So the order is the burning of Persepolis, the fight with Porus, the assassination of Philippus and the Treaty of Triparadisus.
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