Archive · 14 November 2023
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: Any public-spirited person can petition SC for public/social issues.
Pioneered by Justices Bhagwati and Krishna Iyer; liberalized locus standi; not in Constitution.
Answer: Purely Indian style — Buddha shown without foreign influence; red sandstone.
Developed simultaneously with Gandhara; portrayed smiling, serene Buddha; indigenous idiom.
Answer: 139 total — 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, 113 Padma Shri.
Padma Awards are announced on Republic Day (January 26).
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