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Q. Consider the following statements:
  1. Shivrai was a significant copper coin circulated during the Maratha rule.
  2. The value of the Shivrai coin was between 1/74 and 1/80 of a rupee before the 1830s.
  3. The Shivrai coin was minted primarily in Gujarat and Bengal under British rule.
  4. The Shivrai coin is no longer found in numismatic collections today.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes:
  1. Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Shivrai was a prominent copper coin during Maratha rule, mainly in Maharashtra, and valued at 1/74–1/80 of a rupee before the 1830s.
  2. Statements 3 and 4 are incorrect: The coin was not primarily minted in Gujarat/Bengal, but in Maratha domains, and remains present in collections to this day.

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