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Archive · 27 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 27 March 2023

Polity·Salient Features
High Frequency

India's constitution borrowed the parliamentary system from?

Answer: United Kingdom — Westminster model; cabinet responsibility, PM system.

Executive is responsible to Parliament; no fixed terms for ministers; can be removed by no-confidence.

History·Independence Partition
High Frequency

Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) proposed?

Answer: Partition of British India into India and Pakistan — provinces/princely states to choose.

Called '3 June Plan'; boundary commissions under Cyril Radcliffe drew borders in 5 weeks.

Current Affairs·Government Policies
High Frequency

What replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973?

Answer: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) — police custody up to 90 days; electronic summons allowed.

All three replacements — BNS, BNSS, BSA — came into effect on July 1, 2024.

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