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Archive · 19 January 2023

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 19 January 2023

Polity·Cag
High Frequency

CAG audits expenditure from which funds?

Answer: Consolidated Fund of India, each State, and each UT with Legislature.

Also audits Contingency Funds and Public Accounts of Union and States.

History·European Arrival
High Frequency

English East India Company was chartered when?

Answer: 31 December 1600 — by Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Initially a trading company; gradually became a territorial power after Battle of Plassey (1757).

Current Affairs·Books Authors
High Frequency

Which book won the International Booker Prize 2025?

Answer: 'Heart Lamp' — Kannada short stories by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi.

First short story collection ever to win the International Booker Prize — a historic milestone.

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