Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Ruler | List-II Dynasty | ||
| (A) | Asoka | (I) | Maurya |
| (B) | Kanishka | (II) | Gupta |
| (C) | Samudragupta | (III) | Kushana |
| (D) | Rudradaman | (IV) | Shaka |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
(A) Asoka — this matches (I) Maurya. Asoka was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan Empire (c. 321 BCE), and he conquered Kalinga.
(B) Kanishka — this matches (III) Kushana. King Kanishka appears on a Kushana coin; the Kushanas ruled over a vast kingdom from Central Asia to northwest India.
(C) Samudragupta — this matches (II) Gupta. Samudragupta was arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers (c. fourth century CE), praised in the Prayaga Prashasti.
(D) Rudradaman — this matches (IV) Shaka. A rock inscription of the second century CE records the achievements of the Shaka ruler Rudradaman, who had the Sudarshana lake repaired.
NCERT (2026-27): “3. An Early Empire … The growth of Magadha culminated in the emergence of the Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the empire (c. 321 BCE), extended control as far northwest as Afghanistan and Baluchistan, and his grandson Asoka, arguably the most famous ruler of early India, conquered Kalinga (present-day coastal Orissa).… 4.2 Divine kings … One means of claiming high status was to identify with a variety of deities. This strategy is best exemplified by the Kushanas (c. first century BCE first century CE), who ruled over a vast kingdom extending from Central Asia to northwest India. Their history has been reconstructed from inscriptions and textual traditions. The notions of kingship they wished to project are perhaps best evidenced in their coins and sculpture.… 4.2 Divine kings … The Prayaga Prashasti (also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription) composed in Sanskrit by Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta, arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers (c. fourth century CE), is a case in point.… 3.2 Non-Kshatriya kings … However, one of the earliest inscriptions in Sanskrit describes how Rudradaman, the best-known Shaka ruler (c. second century CE ), rebuilt Sudarshana lake (Chapter 2). This suggests that powerful mlechchhas were familiar with Sanskritic traditions.…”
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