Archive · 16 November 2022
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: 3-member Selection Committee: PM, Leader of Opposition, a Union Cabinet Minister.
Search Committee (headed by Cabinet Secretary) prepares a shortlist of 5 candidates for consideration.
Answer: 1,028 hymns (suktas) organized into 10 Mandalas.
Oldest Veda; Mandalas II-VII are the Family Books — the oldest portions.
Answer: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — 358 sections (vs IPC's 511). Effective July 1, 2024.
Three new criminal laws came into force together on July 1, 2024.
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