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Archive · 23 August 2022

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 23 August 2022

Polity·Finance Commission

Horizontal devolution decides shares of how many states?

Answer: All 28 states — based on criteria like population, income distance, area.

14th FC gave 14-17.5% weight to income distance; southern states argue against population weight.

History·Independence Partition
High Frequency

India's independence was declared on which date?

Answer: 15 August 1947 — at midnight; Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' speech.

Lord Mountbatten was last Viceroy; date chosen as anniversary of Japan's WW2 surrender.

Current Affairs·Awards
High Frequency

Who won the Padma Shri 2025 for Cricket?

Answer: Ravichandran Ashwin.

Arijit Singh (Music) and Ricky Kej (Music/Composer) also received Padma Shri 2025.

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