During the Vedic period, the term 'Nishka' originally referred to a specific type of:

💡 Solution & Explanation

During the early Vedic period, the term nishka denoted a specific gold ornament worn around the neck that progressively functioned as a medium of exchange or currency in later Vedic times. It was neither an agricultural land measure nor a mercantile tax. Ancient socio-economic terminology from Vedic texts forms a standard part of ancient history questions.