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Archive · 3 February 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 3 February 2024

Polity·Supreme Court
High Frequency

Special Leave to Appeal is under which article?

Answer: Article 136 — broadest appellate power from any court in India.

Can appeal from any court or tribunal (except military tribunal); discretionary SC power.

History·British Rule
High Frequency

Macaulay's Minute (1835) established what?

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.

Current Affairs·Books Authors

Who received the posthumous Padma Vibhushan 2025 for Malayalam literature?

Answer: M.T. Vasudevan Nair — one of Kerala's greatest writers.

Padma Vibhushan 2025 had 7 recipients total, including 3 posthumous.

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