Polity·President Vp
What is the President's 'pocket veto'?
Answer: Keeping a bill pending — neither giving assent nor returning it.
Used by President Zail Singh for Indian Post Office Amendment Bill 1986; Constitution allows indefinite delay.
Archive · 4 June 2021
3 APPSC Facts
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
The three facts for 4 June 2021
History·British Rule
High FrequencySubsidiary Alliance — whose policy and how did it work?
Answer: Lord Wellesley — Indian rulers accepted British troops and ceded territory; lost sovereignty.
Ruler paid for British troops stationed in his territory; EIC army grew; Indian states lost independence.
Current Affairs·International Orgs
High FrequencyWhich country holds the G20 Presidency in 2026?
Answer: United States (Trump administration).
G20 sequence: 2024 = Brazil, 2025 = South Africa, 2026 = USA.
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