Archive · 10 October 2023
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: Article 249 — with Rajya Sabha's two-thirds majority resolution.
National interest resolution passed by RS allows Parliament to legislate on State List for one year.
Answer: English as medium of education — replaced Sanskrit/Persian; created Indian clerks.
Famous quote: wanted 'Indians in blood but English in taste'; shaped colonial education for a century.
Answer: David Szalay (Hungarian-British) for the novel 'Flesh'.
Distinct from the International Booker Prize won by Banu Mushtaq/Deepa Bhasthi for 'Heart Lamp'.
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