Q.1-”The battle of Jhelum will be remembered in the history of our country’’,said --------

[a]General-1 [b]General-2[c]Alexander [d]General-3

Q.2-Read question -1 again. The words ‘our country' here mean any one of the following countries.

[a]India [b]Pakistan [d]China

[C]Greece

Q.3-The army of Alexander fought against the army of puru.Can you say the name of the battle?

ANS-The battle of jhelum.

Q.4-What did the General-4 of Alexander army believe till the last moments of the battle?

ANS-General-4 of Alexander’s army believed that they would not be able to defeat the army of puru.

Q.5-Alexander said that the battle of jhelum was perhaps the greatest of his life because –

[a]he was under the attack from animals like tigers.

[b]every Indian soldier encountered tigers.[c]every Indian soldier fought like a tiger.

ANS-Alexander said that the battle of jhelum was perhaps the greatest of his life because-every Indian soldier fought like a tiger.

Q.6-How did every Indian soldier fight?

ANS-Every Indian soldier fought bravely and furiously like a devil.

Q.7-Why did the Indian army lose the battle?

ANS-The Indian army lost the battle because they followed the old methods of warfare and their battle plans were not correct. They also depended more on elephants in the battlefield.

Q.8-What were the Indian methods of warfare then?

ANS-The Indians followed the old methods of warfare. They used to depended too much on their elephants in the battlefield.

Q.9-Did puru behave like a coward in the battle?

ANS-No, he did n’t.

Q.10-How did puru fight in the battle of jhelum?