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This set of Indian Numismatics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Numismatics Set 4
Q1 | Whose military expeditions are described in the Mehruali Pillar inscription?
- purugupta
- skandagupta
- kumaaragupta
- chandragupta ii
Q2 | Which Guptaruler’s coins bore the image of the god Kartikeya?
- kumaragupta
- chandragupta ii
- samudragupta
- ramagupta
Q3 | Which historian argued that the Gupta and post Gupta periods saw decline in the moneyeconomy?
- r.s.sharma
- altekar
- nurual hasan
- vijaya ramaswami
Q4 | Which is not an official of the nadu under the Cholas?
- kottam-vagai
- nadu-kuru
- nadu-kakani
- velan
Q5 | Which Chola ruler initiated land survey and assessment?
- rajarajai
- rajendra chola
- kulottunga
- parantheka
Q6 | What is called Shri-karanam?
- revenue department
- name of land tax
- administrative division
- court official
Q7 | What is meant by vetti?
- assembly
- land tax
- divion of empire
- forced labour
Q8 | What is not related to land revenue?
- puravu
- irai
- opati
- udaiyan
Q9 | What is true about nagaram in south India?
- nagarattar were members of corporate body
- certain nagarams have given taniyur status
- place for production and exchange of commodities.
- all of the above
Q10 | What is called saliya nagaram?
- nagaram associated with textile trades
- associated with oil merchants
- associated with ghee merchants
- associated with seafaring traders
Q11 | What is called shankarappadi nagaram?
- nagarams of oil and ghee suppliers
- suppliers of textiles
- suppliers of seafaring products
- suppliers of silk
Q12 | What is called paraga nagaram?
- suppliers of seafaring merchants
- associated with oil
- suppliers of silk
- suppliers of precious metals
Q13 | What is called angadis?
- market
- term for nagaram
- an official
- land tax
Q14 | Which city was an ancient cotton growing area in South India?
- kanchipuram
- nagapatanam
- kaveripattanam
- korgai
Q15 | Who was the Chola emperor transformed Tanjavur a royal temple city?
- karikala chola
- rajendra
- parantheka
- rajaraja i
Q16 | Where did the palace complex of the Cholas locate?
- palaiyarai
- gangaikondacholapuram
- kanchipuram
- nagapatanam
Q17 | Where did the Chola mint locate ?
- nagapatanam
- palaiyarai
- kudamukku
- gangaikondacholapuram
Q18 | Which city is mentioned as managaram?
- kanchipuram
- madurai
- gangaikondacholapuram
- tanjavur
Q19 | Samaya pattagara, saliya samangal & seniya pattagara are related to---- a. guild of ghee merchants b. guild of oil merchants c. weavers’ guild d. guild of precious stones105.What is called tari kadamai?
- land tax
- loom tax
- irrigation tax
- forced labour
Q20 | Which Chola ruler is known as sungam tavirta cholan?
- senguttuvan.
- karikala chola
- kulottunga
- rajendra
Q21 | What is called samaya?
- guild
- temple ritual
- tax
- royal emblem
Q22 | To which Chola king that Khemer king sent gift?
- paranteka
- rajaraj chola
- karikalarla chola
- rajendra i
Q23 | Which Chola king sent a trade mission to China in 1015?
- senguttuva cheral
- rajendra chola
- paranteka chola
- rajaraja chola
Q24 | What is known as Ayyavole?
- royal residential headquarter
- craft guild
- trade guild
- temple administrators
Q25 | Which guild is originally established in Aihole in Karnataka?
- manigramam
- ainnurruvar
- anjuvannam
- valanjiyar