Question 8392 – GATE 2015 [Set-3]

Alexander turned his attention towards India, since he had conquered Persia. Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can inferred from the above sentence?

Correct Answer: A

Question 10 Explanation:

Let X be “Alexander turned his attention towards India”
Y be ” he had conquered Persia”
Like that
∼X be “Alexander would not have turned his attention towards India”
then
∼Y be “he had not conquered Persis”
Answer is option A.

Alexander would not have turned his attention towards India had he not conquered Persia

Alexander was not ready to rest on his laurels, and wanted to march to India

Alexander was completely in control of his army and could command it to move towards India

Since Alexander’s kingdom extended to Indian borders after the conquest of Persia, he was keen to move further