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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 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» C. iltumish | |
| 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» A. dana | |
| 3. |
What is the name of the metal coin used during the vedic period? |
| A. | jital |
| B. | tanka |
| C. | nishka |
| D. | dana |
| Answer» C. nishka | |
| 4. |
What metal is used to make nishka? |
| A. | gold |
| B. | silver |
| C. | copper |
| D. | bronze |
| Answer» A. gold | |
| 5. |
Pick out the coin which is not in circulation in the Vedic period? |
| A. | krishnala |
| B. | nishka |
| C. | satamana |
| D. | jital |
| Answer» D. jital | |
| 6. |
Who was the first Kushan king issued gold coins? |
| A. | vima kadphises |
| B. | kujula kadphises |
| C. | kanishka |
| D. | vima taktu |
| Answer» A. vima kadphises | |
| 7. |
Which Hindu god appears on the coins issued by Vima Kadphises? |
| A. | vishnu |
| B. | siva |
| C. | brhama |
| D. | indra |
| Answer» B. siva | |
| 8. |
Which south Indian dynasty invited members of Ayyavole to its territory? |
| A. | pandyas |
| B. | cholas |
| C. | cheras |
| D. | pallavas |
| Answer» A. pandyas | |
| 9. |
Which non-Indian script is used in Kushana coins? |
| A. | latin |
| B. | kharoshti |
| C. | hindi |
| D. | chinese |
| Answer» B. kharoshti | |
| 10. |
Who was the first independent Kushan King in India? |
| A. | kujula kaphises |
| B. | kanishka |
| C. | vima kadphises |
| D. | huvishka |
| Answer» C. vima kadphises | |
| 11. |
With which dynasty that Rabatak Inscription is associated? |
| A. | kushana |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | mourya |
| D. | satavahanas |
| Answer» A. kushana | |
| 12. |
Name the Roman emperor to whose court the Kushan kings sent their ambassadors? |
| A. | nero |
| B. | augustus |
| C. | trajan |
| D. | constantine |
| Answer» C. trajan | |
| 13. |
Who was the Indo-Greek king appeared on the coins issued by Kujula Kadphises? |
| A. | hermaeus |
| B. | sapadbizes |
| C. | heraios |
| D. | heracles |
| Answer» A. hermaeus | |
| 14. |
Which Kushan king portrayed Buddha for the first time on coins? |
| A. | kujula kadphises |
| B. | huvishka |
| C. | vima kadphises |
| D. | kanishka |
| Answer» D. kanishka | |
| 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 |
| Answer» A. guatamiputra satakarni | |
| 16. |
Who is kusidin? |
| A. | money lender |
| B. | tenant |
| C. | merchant |
| D. | goldsmith |
| Answer» A. money lender | |
| 17. |
Which dynasty issued coins like Ka, pon, kanam and Kasu? |
| A. | chola |
| B. | pallava |
| C. | chera |
| D. | rashtrakutas |
| Answer» C. chera | |
| 18. |
Which was the leading trade emporium of Chera kingdom? |
| A. | musiri |
| B. | bandar |
| C. | kodumananm |
| D. | tyndis |
| Answer» A. musiri | |
| 19. |
Which city under Satavahanas was famous for metal industry? |
| A. | gudur |
| B. | vinukonda |
| C. | palnadu |
| D. | sopra |
| Answer» B. vinukonda | |
| 20. |
Which port under the Satavahans lay on the western coast of India? |
| A. | bharuch |
| B. | koduru |
| C. | ghantasala |
| D. | ujjain |
| Answer» A. bharuch | |
| 21. |
Krishanala was a coin in circulation during the……..period |
| A. | mouryas |
| B. | kushans |
| C. | vedic |
| D. | satavahanas |
| Answer» C. vedic | |
| 22. |
Which inscription of Asoka refers to Keralaputras? |
| A. | girnar |
| B. | maski |
| C. | dauli |
| D. | jougada |
| Answer» A. girnar | |
| 23. |
Which Kushan king replaced the Greek language with the Bactrian language? |
| A. | kanishka |
| B. | vasudeva |
| C. | kujula kadphises |
| D. | harsha |
| Answer» A. kanishka | |
| 24. |
Which among the following terms do not mention coins? |
| A. | nikka. |
| B. | kamsa |
| C. | pada |
| D. | vrata |
| Answer» D. vrata | |
| 25. |
What is the description not associated with gahapati? |
| A. | head of ahousehold. |
| B. | wealthy property owner |
| C. | producer of wealth |
| D. | guild master |
| Answer» D. guild master | |
| 26. |
Who is the Indian king mentioned by name Amitraghata in Greeco- Roman accounts? |
| A. | bindusara |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | chandraguptamounrya |
| D. | bimbisara |
| Answer» A. bindusara | |
| 27. |
What are the copper coins issues by Mouryas known? |
| A. | mashakas |
| B. | pana |
| C. | kasu |
| D. | nishka |
| Answer» A. mashakas | |
| 28. |
What is the name of the silver coins issued by the mourays ? |
| A. | panas |
| B. | kasu |
| C. | kasu |
| D. | satamana |
| Answer» A. panas | |
| 29. |
Most of the punch marked coins issued by Mouryans are in….metal |
| A. | silver |
| B. | copper |
| C. | gold |
| D. | bronze |
| Answer» A. silver | |
| 30. |
What are the taxes existed in the Mourayan Empire ? |
| A. | kara |
| B. | bali |
| C. | udagabhaga |
| D. | krisnala |
| Answer» D. krisnala | |
| 31. |
What is called shulka? |
| A. | duties on exported and imported goods |
| B. | duties on exported goods |
| C. | duties on imported goods |
| D. | duties on home made goods |
| Answer» A. duties on exported and imported goods | |
| 32. |
Which Asokan inscription mentioned that Lumbini is exempted from bali? |
| A. | rummindei insciription |
| B. | maski inscription |
| C. | girnar inspcription |
| D. | junagar inscription |
| Answer» A. rummindei insciription | |
| 33. |
Who is Akaraadykasha mentioned by Koutilya? |
| A. | officer in charge of mines |
| B. | officer of market |
| C. | officer of mint |
| D. | officer of revenue |
| Answer» A. officer in charge of mines | |
| 34. |
Who was in charge of trade under the Mouryas? |
| A. | panyadhyaksha |
| B. | officer in charge of mint |
| C. | inspector of coins |
| D. | rupadarsaka |
| Answer» A. panyadhyaksha | |
| 35. |
Who was Rupadarsaka in Mouryan government ? |
| A. | inspector of coins |
| B. | officer of royal stables |
| C. | officer in charge of revenue |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. inspector of coins | |
| 36. |
With which ruler is associated Hathigumpa inscription? |
| A. | vikramaditya |
| B. | kharavela |
| C. | chandragupta mouraya |
| D. | asoka |
| Answer» B. kharavela | |
| 37. |
What is the subject matter of Gatha Sattsai written by Hala? |
| A. | military arts |
| B. | eroticism |
| C. | culinary |
| D. | horticulture |
| Answer» B. eroticism | |
| 38. |
Which Satavahana ruler is described as the destroyer of Shakas? |
| A. | gautamiputra satakarni |
| B. | pulumayi |
| C. | yajnasree satakarni |
| D. | sree satakarni |
| Answer» A. gautamiputra satakarni | |
| 39. |
What is the large administrative divisions of the Satavahanas knowns as ? |
| A. | ahara |
| B. | nagara |
| C. | pradesika |
| D. | grama |
| Answer» A. ahara | |
| 40. |
Naneghat inscription refers to? |
| A. | satavahanas. |
| B. | mouryas |
| C. | nandas |
| D. | kharevela |
| Answer» A. satavahanas. | |
| 41. |
Who is the earliest known king of Cheras? |
| A. | udiyanjeral |
| B. | senguttuvan |
| C. | nedunjeral adan |
| D. | cherman perumal |
| Answer» A. udiyanjeral | |
| 42. |
Which Chera is supposed to capture Yavana traders from Malabar Coast? |
| A. | nedunjeral adan |
| B. | udiyancheral |
| C. | senguttuvan |
| D. | palyani velkelu kuttuvan |
| Answer» A. nedunjeral adan | |
| 43. |
Which Chera ruler brought stones for Kannaki installation from Himalayas ? |
| A. | cheraman perumal |
| B. | senguttuvan |
| C. | nedunjeral |
| D. | udiyanjeral |
| Answer» B. senguttuvan | |
| 44. |
Who is koluvanikan? |
| A. | oil merchant |
| B. | tax on irrigation |
| C. | trader in ploughshares in tamilakam |
| D. | land tax |
| Answer» C. trader in ploughshares in tamilakam | |
| 45. |
Korkai port is famous for what? |
| A. | pottery |
| B. | spices |
| C. | camphor |
| D. | pearls |
| Answer» D. pearls | |
| 46. |
Where did the third Sangam held? |
| A. | kaveripatanam |
| B. | tanjore |
| C. | madurai |
| D. | korkai |
| Answer» C. madurai | |
| 47. |
Which is the premier Chola port? |
| A. | korkai |
| B. | muziri |
| C. | kaveripoompatanam |
| D. | tyndis |
| Answer» C. kaveripoompatanam | |
| 48. |
Who said the early historical urbanism in the far south was induced by Indo-Roman trade and intra regional trade? |
| A. | mortimer wheeler |
| B. | k rajan |
| C. | chembakalakshimi. |
| D. | d.n.jha |
| Answer» C. chembakalakshimi. | |
| 49. |
Who were gadhika ? |
| A. | craftsman |
| B. | perfumers |
| C. | ghee merchant |
| D. | oil merchant |
| Answer» B. perfumers | |
| 50. |
What is known as nikama? |
| A. | silk weavers |
| B. | merchant guild in tailakam |
| C. | grain merchant |
| D. | officer in charge of grain market |
| Answer» B. merchant guild in tailakam | |
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