Deck 3: Ancient Indian Kings, Coins, Taxes, and Trade: a Historical Exploration

Question 1

Who is the Indian king mentioned by name Amitraghata in Greeco- Roman accounts?

A)bindusara
B)asoka
C)chandraguptamounrya
D)bimbisara

Answer 1

bindusara

Question 2

What are the copper coins issues by Mouryas known?

A)mashakas
B)pana
C)kasu
D)nishka

Answer 2

mashakas

Question 3

What is the name of the silver coins issued by the mourays ?

A)panas
B)kasu
C)kasu.
D)satamana

Answer 3

panas

Question 4

Most of the punch marked coins issued by Mouryans are in….metal

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

Question 5

What are the taxes existed in the Mourayan Empire ?

A)kara
B)bali
C)udagabhaga
D)krisnala

Question 6

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

Question 7

Which Asokan inscription mentioned that Lumbini is exempted from bali?

A)rummindei insciription
B)maski inscription
C)girnar inspcription
D)junagar inscription

Question 8

Who is Akaraadykasha mentioned by Koutilya?

A)officer in charge of mines
B)officer of market
C)officer of mint
D)officer of revenue

Question 9

Who was in charge of trade under the Mouryas?

A)panyadhyaksha
B)officer in charge of mint
C)inspector of coins
D)rupadarsaka

Question 10

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

Question 11

With which ruler is associated Hathigumpa inscription?

A)vikramaditya
B)kharavela
C)chandragupta mouraya
D)asoka

Question 12

What is the subject matter of Gatha Sattsai written by Hala?

A)military arts
B)eroticism
C)culinary
D)horticulture

Question 13

Which Satavahana ruler is described as the destroyer of Shakas?

A)gautamiputra satakarni
B)pulumayi
C)yajnasree satakarni
D)sree satakarni

Question 14

What is the large administrative divisions of the Satavahanas knowns as ?

A)ahara
B)nagara
C)pradesika
D)grama

Question 15

Naneghat inscription refers to?

A)satavahanas.
B)mouryas
C)nandas
D)kharevela

Question 16

Who is the earliest known king of Cheras?

A)udiyanjeral
B)senguttuvan
C)nedunjeral adan
D)cherman perumal

Question 17

Which Chera is supposed to capture Yavana traders from Malabar Coast?

A)nedunjeral adan
B)udiyancheral
C)senguttuvan
D)palyani velkelu kuttuvan

Question 18

Which Chera ruler brought stones for Kannaki installation from Himalayas ?

A)cheraman perumal
B)senguttuvan
C)nedunjeral
D)udiyanjeral

Question 19

Who is koluvanikan?

A)oil merchant
B)tax on irrigation
C)trader in ploughshares in tamilakam
D)land tax

Question 20

Korkai port is famous for what?

A)pottery
B)spices
C)camphor
D)pearls

Question 21

Where did the third Sangam held?

A)kaveripatanam
B)tanjore
C)madurai
D)korkai

Question 22

Which is the premier Chola port?

A)korkai
B)muziri
C)kaveripoompatanam
D)tyndis

Question 23

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

Question 24

Who were gadhika ?

A)craftsman
B)perfumers
C)ghee merchant
D)oil merchant

Question 25

What is known as nikama?

A)silk weavers
B)merchant guild in tailakam
C)grain merchant
D)officer in charge of grain market