Archive · 16 November 2021
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: Finance Commission — every 5 years under Article 280.
Also covers grants-in-aid to states in need; 15th FC operated 2021–26 with vertical and horizontal devolution.
Answer: 1856 — championed by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar; Lord Dalhousie's administration.
Vidyasagar also promoted women's education; established many schools for girls in Bengal.
Answer: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya (Sanskrit) and Durjoy Datta (Bengali) — 59th Jnanpith.
Previous Telugu Jnanpith winners: C. Narayana Reddy (1988) and Ravuri Bharadhwaja (2013).
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