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Archive · 11 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 11 January 2024

Polity·Finance Commission
High Frequency

15th Finance Commission devolved what share to states?

Answer: 41% of divisible pool — covers 2021-2026; chaired by N.K. Singh.

Down from 42% (14th FC) due to J&K becoming UT; covered both 2020-21 and 2021-26 periods.

History·Delhi Sultanate

What was the main source of income for the Delhi Sultanate?

Answer: Land revenue (kharaj) — typically 1/5 to 1/2 of agricultural produce.

Alauddin Khilji pushed kharaj to 50% to fund his large cash-paid army.

Current Affairs·Awards

What Nobel Prize did John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis win in 2025?

Answer: Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 — for macroscopic quantum tunnelling in electric circuits.

Nobel Chemistry 2025 went to Kitagawa, Robson, and Yaghi for Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

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