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This set of Indian Numismatics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Numismatics Set 3
Q1 | What is meant by kaviti?
- honorific title given to merchants
- head of a craft guild
- head of a caravan
- craftsman
Q2 | Who is jethaka or pamukkha?
- apprentice
- blacksmith
- head of a craft person’s guild
- head of a caravan
Q3 | Who is a sarthavaha?
- heads of caravan merchants
- grain merchant
- ghee merchant
- officer in charge of market
Q4 | Who is hiranyaswami?
- issuer of coined money
- issuer of land grants
- officer in charge of market
- officer in charge of jewelers
Q5 | Which inscription mentioned the migration of guilds?
- mandasor inscription
- nashik inscription
- junnar inscription
- allahabad pillar inscription
Q6 | Name the ancient port on the Eastern Coast of India?
- tamralipti
- bhrigukachcha
- patala
- pushkalavati
Q7 | Which among the following was not mentioned by the Periplus?
- paithan
- kalyan
- sopara
- calicut
Q8 | Where does Ratnadwipa situate?
- srilanka
- babylon
- west asia
- cambodia
Q9 | Which poem of Pattupattu describes Kaveripattinam?
- igurunuru
- pattinapalai
- akananuru
- narinai
Q10 | The port on the mouth of River Narmada?
- tamralipti
- barbaricon
- baryagaza
- muziri
Q11 | What is not right about Periplus Maris Erythraei?
- it is a book about india
- written in greek b. information on trade in indian ocean
- original book is lost
- all are right
Q12 | Which Roman author describes the drain of Roman gold to India?
- pliny
- marcus aurelius
- augustus
- periplus
Q13 | What is called aurei?
- greek gold coins
- roman gold coins
- roman silver coins
- egyptian silver coins
Q14 | Name the region which is not associated with the Roman coins?
- taxila
- manikyala
- mathura
- ujjain
Q15 | Which historian identified Arikamedu with Poduke?a.R. S.Sharma b. Mortimer Wheeler c. P.Berghaus d. 73. Which place in South India is associated with Roman contact ?
- arikamedu
- pulicat
- sopara
- tamralipti
Q16 | Name the place in south India which catered a well established Roman settlement?
- baryghaza
- tyndis
- barris
- arikamedu
Q17 | With which country the terms amphorae and terra sigillata are associated?
- china
- arabs
- egyptians
- romans
Q18 | Which historian argued the involvement of Buddhist monks in trade on trade routes?
- romila thapar
- dibala mitra
- liu
- d.n.jha
Q19 | Who is supposed to have composed the Sangam work agatiyam?
- paranar
- agastya
- illangoadikal
- kambar
Q20 | Which Hindu god is known as Haladhara?
- sri krishna.
- balarama
- janaka
- sri rama
Q21 | Which goddess is frequently depicted on coins?
- parvati
- lakshmi
- ushas
- ganga
Q22 | What is not right about the Gupta coins?
- issued gold coins known as dinaras
- bore the names of kings
- motifs of garuda and peacock on coins
- copper coins issued in abundance
Q23 | With which Gupta ruler that Aswamedha type coins are associated?
- chandragupta ii
- samudragupta.
- chandragupta i
- ramagupta
Q24 | Which Gupta ruler is mentioned by name Chandra in his coins?
- chandragupta ii
- samudragupta
- skandagupta
- purugupta
Q25 | Which Gupta ruler’s digvijaya is mentioned in Udayagiri Cave Inscription?
- skjandagupta
- samudragupta
- chandragupta ii
- purugupta