Question 1

What was the charge of Choudharies under Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A)  officers in charge of stables
B)  minor officer in charge of mints
C)  officers for karkhanas
D)  officers in charge of royal kitchen B

Question 2

Where did Babur mint his shahrukhis 1500-1530?

Accepted Answer

A)  bengal
B)  ahmedabad
C)  delhi
D)  khorasan D

Question 3

What is the silver coin issued by Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A)  jital
B)  illahi
C)  rupee
D)  muhar C

Question 4

Which medieval traveler who visited Muhammad Ibn Tuglaq's time did not mention his currency experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  ibn batutta
B)  muhammad isami
C)  ziaaudin barani
D)  muhammad qaswini

Question 5

when did Muhanmmad in tugqlq withdraw token currency?

Accepted Answer

A)  1324
B)  1333
C)  1325
D)  1329

Question 6

Which Mughal princes name is inscribed from the coins issued from Ahmedabad?

Accepted Answer

A)  prince salim
B)  prince khurram
C)  prince shahariyar
D)  prince khusrav

Question 7

In which city did the imperial mint exited under Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A)  delhi
B)  agra
C)  lahore
D)  ujjain

Question 8

What is not true about Anjuvannam?

Accepted Answer

A)  guild of foreign merchants
B)  involved in trade activities on kerala coast
C)  guild of rural merchants
D)  spread its acticvites outside kerala.

Question 9

What is the lowest copper coin used during mughal times?

Accepted Answer

A)  shahrukhi
B)  jalali
C)  jital
D)   muhar

Question 10

Which Mughal emperor gave the East India Company the right to issue coins in the name of Mughal emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  shajahan
B)  jahangir
C)  farrukhsiyar
D)  bahadursha ii

Question 11

What is the chronological order of the establishment of British factories in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  madras- masulipatanam-surat-calcutta
B)  calcutta-masulipatanam- madras-surat
C)  masulipatanam-surat-madras-calcutta
D)  calcutta-surat-madras-masulipatanam

Question 12

The silver coin issued by Tuqlagh's known as

Accepted Answer

A)  jital
B)  jalali
C)  sharukhi
D)  adl

Question 13

What is not true about Babur's coins?

Accepted Answer

A)  babur issued silver sharukhis
B)  coins bear babur's name
C)  sharukhis weigh 72 grains
D)  all are true

Question 14

Which British king's portrait was not seen in the coins issued in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  queen victoria
B)  edward vii
C)  george v
D)  edward viii

Question 15

Who was appointed by Akbar in 1577 as the head of the imperial mint at Delhi?

Accepted Answer

A)  abul fazal
B)  abus samad shirazi
C)  abul faizi
D)  raja todarmal

Question 16

What is called muhars?

Accepted Answer

A)  gold coins issued by mughals
B)  silver coins of iltumish
C)  copper coins of muhammad- bin-tuglaq
D)  coins issued by alaudin khalji

Question 17

In which year did the Englsih East India company introduce a unified system of coinage throughout their Indian possession?

Accepted Answer

A)  1852
B)  1832
C)  1835
D)  1853

Question 18

When did Muhmaad ibn Tuglaq introduce token currency?

Accepted Answer

A)  1324
B)  1345
C)  1330
D)  1325

Question 19

What is the name of the square shaped coin issued by Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A)  jalali
B)  ilahi
C)  jital
D)  muhar

Question 20

How much the silver coin of akbar weigh?

Accepted Answer

A)  175 grains
B)  176 grains
C)  172 grains
D)  185 grains

Exam 2: Coins and Currency in Ancient India: Part B