Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Kushanas Rulers | (I) | Spectacular gold coins |
| (B) | Gupta Rulers | (II) | Punch-marked coins of silver |
| (C) | Yaudheya Rulers | (III) | Copper coins |
| (D) | Maurya Rulers | (IV) | First gold coins |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
(A) Kushanas Rulers — this matches (IV) First gold coins. The Kushanas issued the largest hoards of gold coins, the first gold coins, c. first century CE.
(B) Gupta Rulers — this matches (I) Spectacular gold coins. Some of the most spectacular gold coins were issued by the Gupta rulers; the earliest issues are remarkable for their purity.
(C) Yaudheya Rulers — this matches (III) Copper coins. Archaeologists have unearthed several thousand copper coins issued by the Yaudheyas, a tribal republic of Punjab and Haryana.
(D) Maurya Rulers — this matches (II) Punch-marked coins of silver. Punch-marked coins of silver and copper were amongst the earliest coins; attempts to identify their symbols with ruling dynasties, including the Mauryas, suggest that kings issued them.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.4 Coins and kings … To some extent, exchanges were facilitated by the introduction of coinage. Punch-marked coins made of silver and copper (c. sixth century BCE onwards) were amongst the earliest to be minted and used. These have been recovered from excavations at a number of sites throughout the subcontinent. Numismatists have studied these and other coins to reconstruct possible commercial networks. Attempts made to identify the symbols on punchmarked coins with specific ruling dynasties, including the Mauryas, suggest that these were issued by kings.… 6.4 Coins and kings … The kushanas, however, issued the largest hoards of gold coins first gold coins c. first century CE. These were virtually identical in weight with those issued by contemporary Roman emperors and the Parthian rulers of Iran, and have been found from several sites in north India and Central Asia.… 6.4 Coins and kings … Coins were also issued by tribal republics such as that of the Yaudheyas of Punjab and Haryana (c. first century CE). Archaeologists have unearthed several thousand copper coins issued by the Yaudheyas, pointing to the latter’s interest and participation in economic exchanges.… 6.4 Coins and kings … Some of the most spectacular gold coins were issued by the Gupta rulers. The earliest issues are remarkable for their purity. These coins facilitated long-distance transactions from which kings also benefited.…” |