HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Ear
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Neck
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Rigveda, ‘Nishka’ is a throat ornament. Later, ‘Nishka’ was used to represent a gold coin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: [D] coin. Notes: Nishka is the word used to refer an ornament in Vedic period. But in later times it is referred to represent a coin majorly gold coin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both men and women used to wear nishka (ornaments). The women used necklaces, earrings, bangles, and anklets made of precious stones. The men kept a beard and moustache, and both men and women oiled and combed their hair.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nishka was the Gold coin of Mauryans. The official currency of Mauryans was Pan. Pan was made up of silver and equivalent to ¾ tola. The Arthashastra, written by Kautilya, mentions the minting of coins during the Mauryan period.
Detailed explanation-5: -Notes: During the Rig Vedic period the unit of currency was niskha. It was made of gold. During the Rig Vedic Age barter system was the model of exchange and the cow was an important unit of value.