Important Battles question: How did the ruler Ambhi of Taxila respond to Alexander’s advance in 326 BCE?

The source-backed, question-specific record explains: Ambhi received Alexander, offered submission and supplied support before the Hydaspes campaign against Porus. Describing this episode as a Battle of Taxila is misleading because the city was not taken through such a battle. This evidence establishes the historical relationship required in this Important Battles item. A correct solution must preserve the exact battle, date, participants, commander, location, outcome or significance requested by the stem. Similar periods, genres or national traditions do not make two battle facts interchangeable. Option A gives He submitted and allied with Alexander and satisfies every condition stated in the question. The remaining choices—He defeated Alexander in a battle at Taxila, He joined Porus at Hydaspes and He fled to Magadha—do not satisfy the complete requirement. The reliable checking method is to identify the named battle first, recall or verify its verified participant or outcome, and then read qualifiers such as “both works,” “original language,” “first published,” “correctly matched” or “incorrectly matched.” These qualifiers determine what counts as the answer. Replaying that method for this Important Battles question confirms He submitted and allied with Alexander without relying on option position. This approach builds accurate historical knowledge and careful option elimination for SSC, Railway, Banking, Defence, State and other competitive examinations.