1 ) Electrum was an alloy of which metals with which ancient coins were produced in places like Asia Minor
A:-Gold and Copper
B:-Copper and
Tin
C:-Gold and
Silver
D:-Copper and
Silver
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
2) Which one of the following statement is not true?
A:-Gold coins
did not become very common until the time of Phillip II
B:-Roman
emperor Nero lowered the silver content of the coins
C:-The Indo-Parthians used a Yellowish alloy of copper and zinc for the higher token denominations
D:-Rome
obtained most of its tin from increased exploitation of Spanish mines
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
3) Match the following:
(A)Attribution of
lion (1) Protesilaos
(B) Attribution of
Eagle (2) Appollo
(C) Attribution of Ship (3) Hermes
(D) Attribution of Goat
(4) Zeus
A:-(A)-2 (B)-3
(C)-1 (D)-4
B:-(A)-2 (B)-4
(C)-1 (D)-3
C:-(A)-4 (B)-2
(C)-3 (D)-4
D:-(A)-3 (B)-2
(C)-1 (D)-4
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
4) Which one of the following coins issued by Alexander the Great the head of Herakles appeared?
A:-Copper and
Bronze coins
B:-Silver and
Copper coins
C:-Bronze and
Gold coins
D:-Gold and
Silver coins
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
5) In the s given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct?
Assertion (A): Capitoline hill in Rome, located under the
Church of Santa Maria in
Aracoeli was the location of Rome's first mint.
Reason (R): The word Money is derived from Latin word
Moneta, an epithet of the
goddess Juno and "money" and "mint"
derived from Monetoa
A:-Both (A)
and (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B:-Both (A)
and (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C:-(A) is true
and (R) is false
D:-(A) is
false and (R) is true
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
6) Which one of the following figures of deities not found in the ancient Roman coins?
A:-Marco
B:-Janus
C:-Appollo
D:-Mercury
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
7) Which one of the following was not one among the "Five Good Emperors of Rome" as characterized by Edward Gibbon who minted quality coins?
A:-Nemono
B:-Hardian
C:-Trajan
D:-Marcus
Aurelius
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
8) Which one of the following is the double dinarii coin introduced by the Roman Emperor Caracalla that had the weight of only one and one-half denarii?
A:-Antoninianus
B:-Denarius
C:-Solidus
D:-Aureus
Correct Answer:- Option-A
9) It is generally observed that the first regulated coins were issued by the kingdom of Lydia. The Kingdom of Lydia is located at
A:-Iran
B:-China
C:-Turkey
D:-Russia
Correct Answer:-
Option-C
10) Name the Chinese Emperor who issued rational round coin in the century BC.
A:-Qin Shi
Huang
B:-Shi Huangdi
C:-Tai Zong
D:-Wu Zetian
Correct Answer:- Option-B