Yes there were.
The European countries involved in World War 1 introduced food rationing. Obviously, this involved issuing ration-books.
yes they have it in world war 2
No, soldiers on active duty did not require ration books, the service provided for their needs.
yes
People got given ration books
Britain, the US, Canada, Scotland, Wales, eventually Germany, New Zealand and Australia I know used them. I don't know if Japan went to a rationing system using ration books as the other nations had done.
the shopkeepers in world war 2 had to stamp the ration books to make sure that the person collecting the rations could not collect more.
Government issued ration books
Ration books were issued by the US government to allow everyone to have the same chance to get goods as everyone else. There is no exact number on how many ration books were issued but over 8000 ration offices were opened to control the rationing.
called ration books or ration coupons.
In the UK, Ration Books wee issued by the Ministry of Food.
In Britain ration books where brought out in January 8th, 1940 and were taken out of use in 1954.