Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
Timeline	Major Developments
(A) 500-400 BCE	(I) Rise of Chalukya's in Karnataka
(B) 327-325 BCE	(II) Rulers of Magadha consolidate power
(C) 320 CE	(III) Beginning of Gupta rule
(D) 500-600 CE	(IV) Invasion of Alexander of Macedon

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches C with I (Chalukyas) instead of III (Gupta rule), and D with III instead of I.

Option 2 -> Correctly matches all periods: 500-400 BCE with Magadha consolidation, 327-325 BCE with Alexander's invasion, 320 CE with Gupta dynasty beginning, and 500-600 CE with Chalukya rise.

Option 3 -> Incorrectly swaps A and B: places Alexander's invasion (327-325 BCE) in 500-400 BCE period and Magadha consolidation in Alexander's time.

Option 4 -> Incorrectly swaps multiple matches: A with IV, B with II, C with I, and D with III - reverses both early period events and medieval period developments.

Hence, Option 2: (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I) -> This correctly aligns the chronological progression: Magadha's rise in the pre-Mauryan era (500-400 BCE), Alexander's invasion just before the Mauryan Empire (327-325 BCE), the start of the classical Gupta age (320 CE), and the emergence of the Chalukyas during the early medieval period (500-600 CE) -> correct