Deck 1: Coins and Currency in Ancient India: Part A

Question 1

Which Sultan of Delhi Sultanate introduced the coin 'silver Tanka'?

A)qutbud-din aibak
B)rukn-ud-din firuz
C)iltumish
D)alauddin khilj

Answer 1

iltumish

Question 2

Name the practice which is used for the redistribution of wealth in the Vedic period?

A)dana
B)gavisti
C)duhitri
D)gotra

Answer 2

dana

Question 3

What is the name of the metal coin used during the vedic period?

A)jital
B)tanka
C)nishka
D)dana

Answer 3

nishka

Question 4

What metal is used to make nishka?

A)gold
B)silver
C)copper
D)bronze

Question 5

Pick out the coin which is not in circulation in the Vedic period?

A)krishnala
B)nishka
C)satamana
D)jital

Question 6

Who was the first Kushan king issued gold coins?

A)vima kadphises
B)kujula kadphises
C)kanishka
D)vima taktu

Question 7

Which Hindu god appears on the coins issued by Vima Kadphises?

A)vishnu
B)siva
C)brhama
D)indra

Question 8

Which south Indian dynasty invited members of Ayyavole to its territory?

A)pandyas
B)cholas
C)cheras
D)pallavas

Question 9

Which non-Indian script is used in Kushana coins?

A)latin
B)kharoshti
C)hindi
D)chinese

Question 10

Who was the first independent Kushan King in India?

A)kujula kaphises
B)kanishka
C)vima kadphises
D)huvishka

Question 11

With which dynasty that Rabatak Inscription is associated?

A)kushana
B)gupta
C)mourya
D)satavahanas

Question 12

Name the Roman emperor to whose court the Kushan kings sent their ambassadors?

A)nero
B)augustus
C)trajan
D)constantine

Question 13

Who was the Indo-Greek king appeared on the coins issued by Kujula Kadphises?

A)hermaeus
B)sapadbizes
C)heraios
D)heracles

Question 14

Which Kushan king portrayed Buddha for the first time on coins?

A)kujula kadphises
B)huvishka
C)vima kadphises
D)kanishka

Question 15

Who was the Satavahana ruler issued coins with images of rulers for the first time?

A)guatamiputra satakarni
B)yajna satakarni
C)vasishtiputra satakarni
D)vashtiputra pulamayi

Question 16

Who is kusidin?

A)money lender
B)tenant
C)merchant
D)goldsmith

Question 17

Which dynasty issued coins like Ka, pon, kanam and Kasu?

A)chola
B)pallava
C)chera
D)rashtrakutas

Question 18

Which was the leading trade emporium of Chera kingdom?

A)musiri
B)bandar
C)kodumananm
D)tyndis

Question 19

Which city under Satavahanas was famous for metal industry?

A)gudur
B)vinukonda
C)palnadu
D)sopra

Question 20

Which port under the Satavahans lay on the western coast of India?

A)bharuch
B)koduru
C)ghantasala
D)ujjain

Question 21

Krishanala was a coin in circulation during the……..period

A)mouryas
B)kushans
C)vedic
D)satavahanas

Question 22

Which inscription of Asoka refers to Keralaputras?

A)girnar
B)maski
C)dauli
D)jougada

Question 23

Which Kushan king replaced the Greek language with the Bactrian language?

A)kanishka
B)vasudeva
C)kujula kadphises
D)harsha

Question 24

Which among the following terms do not mention coins?

A)nikka.
B)kamsa
C)pada
D)vrata

Question 25

What is the description not associated with gahapati?

A)head of ahousehold.
B)wealthy property owner
C)producer of wealth
D)guild master