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Archive · 2 March 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 2 March 2023

Polity·Nhrc Shrc
High Frequency

NHRC's powers include — can it make binding orders?

Answer: No — recommends remedies only; government not bound to comply.

Can recommend payment of compensation, prosecution, or departmental action; no coercive power.

History·Early Nationalism

Who called Congress a 'microscopic minority'?

Answer: Lord Dufferin — Viceroy who initially encouraged then dismissed INC.

Dufferin actually helped organize the first Congress session to channel elite Indian opinion safely.

Current Affairs·Government Policies
High Frequency

What replaced the Indian Evidence Act 1872?

Answer: Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) — includes digital and forensic evidence provisions.

BNS = Penal; BNSS = Procedure; BSA = Evidence — all three separate laws.

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