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[#566] Numismatics is the study of
Correct Answer
(A) coins
Explanation
Solution: Numismatics is the study of coins. Numismatics is the study of coins and money, of coins and coin-like objects. The value of coins as historical evidence was understood even in antiquity, but the systematic development of the study of coins as a proper discipline, with a methodology of its own, began only in the late eighteenth century with the work of Joseph Hilarius Eckhel, an Austrian priest whose Doctrina Numorum Veterum (Vienna, 1793-1799) was an attempt to comprehend all of ancient Greek and Roman coinage in the span of eight volumes.
[#567] National Anthem was first sung on
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(A) December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta
Explanation
Solution: National Anthem was first sung on December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta. On December 27, 1911, the National Anthem was first sung at the Calcutta session of the Congress. 'Jana Gana Mana' is the first stanza of the Bengali hymn 'Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata', written by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
[#568] Karl Marx's ideology advocated
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(C) a classed society
Explanation
Solution: Karl Marx's ideology advocated a classed society. Marx believed that the society was made up of two classes, the bourgeoisie, or business owners who control the means of production, and the proletariat, or workers whose labor transforms raw commodities into valuable economic goods.
[#569] What is the literacy rate of Mizoram?
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(A) 91.33 per cent
Explanation
Solution: The literacy rate of Mizoram stood at 91.33 per cent making it the third most literate state in the country after Kerala and Lakshadweep, a state minister said.
[#570] Which countries from the membership of CACM (Central American Common Market)?
Correct Answer
(A) Costa Rica, EI Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Explanation
Solution: Costa Rica, EI Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua countries from the membership of CACM (Central American Common Market). Central American Common Market (CACM), Spanish Mercado Común Centroamericano (MCCA), association of five Central American nations that was formed to facilitate regional economic development through free trade and economic integration. Established by the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration signed by Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua in December 1960, its membership expanded to include Costa Rica in July 1962. The CACM is headquartered in Guatemala City.