Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

The coin shown in the image is associated with the rulers of which dynasty?

Options:

Gupta

Pushyamitra

Indo-Greek

Cheras

Correct Answer:

Indo-Greek

Explanation:

It is a coin of Indo-Greek King Menander.

In the second century BCE, the Indo-Greeks gained control over the north-western part of the subcontinent and introduced the first coins bearing the names and images of rulers.