To distinguish between 11 = eleven and 1,000,001 = one million and one, for example.
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Yes and the positional place values of the numerals are self evident that's why a zero symbol was not needed for positional place value purposes which is essential in the Hindu-Arabic numeral system.
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India itself uses the Indian place value system. However, countries that were once part of the Indian subcontinent, such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, also use the Indian place value system. Additionally, some Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia, adopted the Indian place value system through cultural interactions with India in the past.
Yes and unlike the Hindu-Arabic numeral system a nought figure is not required for place value purposes because the place value of Roman numerals are self evident.
Place value is not used in the Roman numeral system.