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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 13 of 200

Q13
History of IndiaMahajanapadas, Buddhism & Jainism
Karshapana was a type of
  1. a.Metal
  2. b.Paper
  3. c.Currency
  4. d.Race

Answer: (C) Currency

Karshapana was a coin, the standard unit of currency in ancient India, mentioned in texts like the Ashtadhyayi and the Arthashastra. The earliest karshapanas were silver punch-marked coins of the age of the Mahajanapadas, around the 6th century BC. It was a coin made of metal, not a metal itself, so (A) is only a tempting half-truth. Paper and race have nothing to do with it.

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