History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2024 History (Cancelled)
Write the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Greek rule ends in Bactria
- 2. Rise of the Satavahana dynasty
- 3. Pushyamitra established the Shunga dynasty
- 4. Kharavela of the Mahameghavahana dynasty
- 5. Karikala became the ruler
A3, 1, 2, 4, 5 ✓ Correct
B2, 4, 1, 3, 5
C4, 1, 3, 2, 5
D1, 3, 2, 5, 4
Correct answer: (A) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 — The genuinely correct order is 3, 1, 2, 4, 5.
Explanation
★The genuinely correct order is 3, 1, 2, 4, 5.
★Pushyamitra established the Shunga dynasty around 184 BCE.
★Greek rule ended in Bactria around 125 BCE.
★The Satavahana dynasty rose around 60 to 37 BCE.
★Kharavela of the Mahameghavahana dynasty flourished in the first century BCE.
★Karikala the Chola ruled in the early centuries CE, and because no printed option matched this sequence, the examining body excluded this question.
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