Question

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I		List - II
A.	A study of ancient Indian numismatics	I.	A.D. Mukherji
B.	Early Indian Coins and Currency system	II.	A.N. Lahiri
C.	Corpus of Indo-Greek Coins	III.	S.C. Chakraborty
D.	Kushana Coins of the land of five rivers	IV.	V.S. Mani

 

• A. \( \text{A-II, B-IV, C-IV, D-I} \)
• B. \( \text{A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I} \)
• C. \( \text{A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-I} \)
• D. \( \text{A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I} \)

Hint:

For Ancient Indian History matching questions, always remember famous author-book pairs separately. Numismatics-based books are frequently asked in competitive examinations because coins are major historical sources for political, economic, and cultural history.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: Ancient Indian numismatics is an important branch of historical studies dealing with coins, currency systems, monetary circulation, trade networks, political authority, and cultural interactions. Different historians and numismatists have authored specialized works on Indo-Greek, Kushana, and ancient Indian coinage systems. Matching questions of this type require accurate knowledge of the authors and their corresponding scholarly works. The correct strategy in such questions is:
• First identify the well-known standard books.
• Then connect the books with the correct scholars.
• Eliminate impossible combinations carefully.

Step 1: Match item A correctly. A. A study of ancient Indian numismatics This work is associated with V.S. Mani. V.S. Mani contributed significantly to the study of Indian numismatics and ancient coin traditions. Thus, \[ A \rightarrow IV \]

Step 2: Match item B carefully. B. Early Indian Coins and Currency system This scholarly work is written by S.C. Chakraborty. The book discusses the evolution of currency systems in ancient India and the economic implications of coin circulation. Hence, \[ B \rightarrow III \]

Step 3: Identify the author of Corpus of Indo-Greek Coins. C. Corpus of Indo-Greek Coins This important numismatic work is associated with A.N. Lahiri. The work deals with classification and analysis of Indo-Greek coinage and rulers. Therefore, \[ C \rightarrow II \]

Step 4: Match the final remaining pair. D. Kushana Coins of the land of five rivers This work is written by A.D. Mukherji. The book focuses on Kushana coinage discovered in the Punjab region, historically known as the land of five rivers. Thus, \[ D \rightarrow I \]

Step 5: Write the complete matching sequence. Combining all correct matches: \[ A-IV,\; B-III,\; C-II,\; D-I \] This corresponds to: \[ \boxed{\text{Option (4)}} \] Verification of Other Options:
• Option (1) is incorrect because A is not matched with II.
• Option (2) is incorrect because B is not matched with IV.
• Option (3) is incorrect because C is not matched with I.
• Option (4) correctly matches all authors and works.