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From Barter to Money — Practice

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  1. Q1. The barter system is best defined as

  2. Q2. On, the chapter illustrates the barter system through an example in which

  3. Q3. Which of the following items is NOT as a commodity used in the barter system?

  4. Q4. The giant discs of rock called 'Rai stones' were used as money on

  5. Q5. In the farmer's story the farmer wants three things — a pair of new shoes, a sweater, and medicines for his grandmother. The only thing he has to spare is

  6. Q6. When two people each have something the other wants and can exchange them directly, the situation is called

  7. Q7. On, the chapter says you cannot exchange only a part of the ox for a sweater. This points to the problem of

  8. Q8. The farmer cannot store wheat for long because it would rot or be eaten by rats. According to, this gives rise to the problem of

  9. Q9. The Junbeel Mela is a three-day annual socio-cultural fair held in which Indian state and district?

  10. Q10. The Junbeel Mela began in the 15th century when the chiefs of which four tribal communities of Assam and Meghalaya gathered every year?

  11. Q11. If the farmer uses money instead of wheat, he can keep it for a longer time and use it for purchases later. Money therefore acts as a

  12. Q12. Ravi wants a book worth ₹100 but has only ₹50 today. The shopkeeper agrees to let him pay the rest later. According to, the fact that money is accepted as a way of making such later payments makes money a

  13. Q13. The early Indian coins made of gold, silver and copper or their alloys were called

  14. Q14. Gold coins bearing the heads of Roman kings were excavated in

  15. Q15. The central authority in India that controls the issue of currency is the

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