Types of Coins

Q.

What is a barter system? What are its drawbacks?

Q. How were punch-marked coins made?

1. Made out of metal globules
2. Cut out from rectangular metal sheets
3. Melting entire blocks of metal
4. Crafting blocks of stone

Q. What were some of the characteristics of punch-marked coins?

1. Stamped designs
2. Made using dyes and punches
3. Generally rectangular in shape
4. As large as foot-long bricks

Q. Approximately for how many years were punch-marked coins used?

1. 100 years
2. 300 years
3. 500 years
4. 700 years

Q. Exchanging one type of goods for another is known as .

1. buying
2. barter system
3. selling
4. marketing

Q.

Which of the following is a type of tabular form?

Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of "punch-marked coins"?

1. The coins were inscribed.
2. The coins were made of wood.
3. The coins were stamped with symbols.
4. Found in most parts of the subcontinent, these coins stayed in circulation until recently.

Q. "Punch-marked coins" are a type of inscription.

1. True
2. False

Q. I am a metal circle. People stamp me and pass me on.

1. Coins
2. Inscriptions
3. Utensils
4. Seals