| 1) | When was British pound introduced ? |
A) c800
B) c900
C) c700
D) c650
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| 2) | Which is the ISO 4217 Code of British Pound Sterling ? |
A) BP
B) GP
C) GBP
D) GB
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| 3) | What is the name of British printing company who prints Pound Sterling currency ? |
A) The London Print Company
B) City Printing Ltd
C) Brightside Print & Design
D) De La Rue
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| 4) | What is the subunit of Pound Sterling ? |
A) Penny
B) Paise
C) Cent
D) Satang
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| 5) | What is the meaning of the word 'Sterling', according to the Oxford English Dictionary ? |
A) The Currency
B) Little Star
C) Mountain
D) NoteBook
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| 6) | How many silver pence were equal to one pound during ninth century Anglo-Saxon England ? |
A) 120
B) 100
C) 12
D) 240
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| 7) | What is the name of the oldest British Company who makes British Coins ? |
A) De La Rue
B) Royal Mint
C) CNN
D) The London Printing Company
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| 8) | What is the currency sign of British Pound Sterling ? |
A) €
B) £
C) ₹
D) $
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| 9) | The exchange rate of Pound Sterling against which currency is referred to as 'cable' in the foreign exchange markets ? |
A) Euro
B) Canadian Dollar
C) US Dollar
D) Australian Dollar
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| 10) | When was the 'Bank of England' introduced printed currency bank notes instead of hand written banknotes ? |
A) 1694
B) 1725
C) 1693
D) 1775
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| 11) | In 17th century how much of 'Scots currency' were equal to 1 sterling ? |
A) 11
B) 12
C) 10
D) 13
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| 12) | Which British overseas territory use EURO instead of Pound Sterling ? |
A) Akrotiri and Dhekelia of Cyprus
B) Falkland Islands
C) Anguilla
D) British Virgin Islands
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| 13) | What was the name of the operation in which Nazi's attempt to destabilise the British currency by printing forged £5 (five pounds) notes ? |
A) Operation Bernhard
B) Operation Sterling
C) Operation Himmler
D) Sonderaktion Krakau
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| 14) | When was a metallic thread used in bank notes to tackle the threat of counterfeiting ? |
A) 1941
B) 1939
C) 1940
D) 1942
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| 15) | When the Bank of England stopped issuing denominations greater than £5 (5 pounds) as a emergency measure to tackle the threat of counterfeiting ? |
A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1943
D) 1939
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| 16) | When was the Bank of England founded ? |
A) 1666
B) 1685
C) 1694
D) 1695
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| 17) | Which Prime Minister of England restricted tourists not to take more than 50 pounds out of country to prevent currency falling ? |
A) Wilson
B) Margaret
C) Cameron
D) Churchil
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| 18) | When was Black Wednesday (United Kingdom Government was forced to withdraw sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism) occurred ? |
A) 16 September 1990
B) 16 September 1993
C) 16 September 1991
D) 16 September 1992
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| 19) | When was Pound £10 notes were issued by Bank of England ? |
A) 1758
B) 1759
C) 1756
D) 1757
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| 20) | From when Bank of Scotland started issuing bank notes ? |
A) 1699
B) 1698
C) 1695
D) 1696
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