Question

In olden times the unit of weighing gold is called as what

Answer 1

Ounce is/was used to measure the weight of gold.

Answer 2

Answer:

In olden times the unit of weighing gold is called tola.

Explanation:

• The tola is the ancient Indian traditional style and it is the south Asian’s unit of the mass.
• It was lately, standardized to be around 180 troy grains or around 3/8 troy ounces.
• During the British Indian system the weights and measures was introduced in the year 1833. It was known to be the base unit of mass.

• Calculation of 1 tola:

1 tola will be equivalent to 175.90 troy grains.

Tola according to Sanskrit is called a Vedic measure which means weighing.

The British Indian unit of mass was into existence during,

1) Mughal Empire

2) Bengal Presidency

3) Bombay Presidency

4) Madras Presidency

Therefore, In olden times the unit of weighing gold is tola.

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