Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The Parthians occupied less territory than both the Greeks and the Sakas.
2. Joseph came to India to preach Christianity during the rule of St. Gondophernes.

Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: Only 1
Notes: Northwest India was dominated by the Sakas followed by the Parthians, and many ancient Indian Sanskrit texts describe the two peoples together as Saka-Pahlava. Originally the Parthians lived in Iran, from where they migrated to India. They occupied only a small part of north-western India in the first century, compared to the Greeks and Shakas. The most famous Parthian king was Gondopharenes, during whose reign St. Thomas is said to have come to India to preach Christianity.

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