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Archive · 3 April 2024

3 APPSC Facts

One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.

Polity·Election Commission
High Frequency

Panchayat and Municipality elections are conducted by?

Answer: State Election Commission — not the Election Commission of India.

Art 243K and 243ZA mandate a separate State Election Commission for local body elections.

History·Delhi Sultanate
High Frequency

Who completed the Qutub Minar and introduced the silver tanka?

Answer: Iltutmish (1211-1236) — real consolidator of the Delhi Sultanate.

Completed 72.5m Qutub Minar; organized Turkan-i-Chahalgani (Forty loyal slaves); got Abbasid legitimacy.

Current Affairs·Sports

Who won the Tata Steel Chess Masters January 2025?

Answer: R Praggnanandhaa — D Gukesh finished 2nd.

Both Pragg and Gukesh represent India's new chess generation.

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