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The Indo-Greek kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was:

  1. Bactria
  2. Scythia
  3. Zedrasia
  4. Aria

Explanation

Option (a) is corect
  • The Indo‑Greek polity in north Afghanistan during the early 2nd century BCE corresponds to Bactria. Scythia was associated with the Scythians (Sakas), not the Indo-Greeks. Gedrosia was an ancient region in present-day Balochistan and had no connection with the Indo-Greek kingdom. Aria was an ancient Persian region around Herat in Afghanistan, but it was not the Indo-Greek kingdom referred to in the question.
Answer: (a) Bactria
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