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Archive · 8 January 2024

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 8 January 2024

Polity·State Government

Which article covers the salary and allowances of the Governor?

Answer: Article 158 — charged to Consolidated Fund of the State.

Governor's salary cannot be varied to disadvantage during term — same protection as Judges.

History·Gandhian Era
High Frequency

Three Round Table Conferences — which ones Gandhi attended?

Answer: Only Second Round Table Conference (1931) — First (1930) and Third (1932) without Gandhi.

Congress boycotted First and Third; Gandhi returned from Second with no agreement on communal issue.

Current Affairs·Awards
High Frequency

Who won the International Booker Prize 2025?

Answer: Banu Mushtaq (author) and Deepa Bhasthi (translator) for 'Heart Lamp' — Kannada short stories.

First short story collection and first Indian translator to win the International Booker Prize.

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